Washington contains nineteen schools that offer broadcasting programs. University of Washington-Seattle Campus, the highest-ranking broadcasting school in WA, has a total student population of 45,943 and is the 26th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 19 broadcasting schools in Washington, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Puget Sound comes out as the most expensive ($29,490/yr), with Columbia Basin College as the lowest recorded at only $7,051/yr.
Broadcasting students from Washington schools who go on to become broadcast technicians, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 31,220 people working as broadcast technicians alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $38,330. Also, Broadcast news analysts make on average $67,990 per year and there are about 5,820 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Washington alone, there are 110 employed broadcast news analysts earning an average yearly salary of $74,190. Broadcast technicians in this state earn $41,580/yr and there are 510 employed.
Also, within the broadcasting schools in Washington, the average student population is 3,354 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from broadcasting, there are 3883 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,017 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,803, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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