Best Media programs in Florida, ranked by enrollment
All media and communication workers not listed.
45 schools in Florida run programs that feed this job, graduating 3,163 people a year. The job pays a median of $67,450 in Florida across about 1,490 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Florida that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
3 programs in Florida that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Florida (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Florida page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIP 09.0101In Florida → | 1,424 | 45.0% | 15 | $34,858 | $25,000 |
| 2 | CIP 09.0702In Florida → | 1,086 | 34.3% | 30 | $29,112 | $23,836 |
| 3 | CIP 10.0105In Florida → | 653 | 20.6% | 16 | $24,790 | $13,494 |
Top 25 schools in Florida
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 12 of the 45 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Central Florida Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 534 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $37,021 | 78% | — | 40% |
| 2 | Full Sail University Winter Park, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 417 | Communications Technology/Technician | $15,893 | 44% | $32,163 | — |
| 3 | Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 382 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $34,720 | 63% | — | 66% |
| 4 | Florida International University Miami, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 345 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $36,424 | 74% | — | 55% |
| 5 | Florida State University Tallahassee, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 282 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | $32,227 | 86% | — | 24% |
| 6 | University of South Florida Tampa, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 246 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $34,530 | 77% | — | 43% |
| 7 | Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 140 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $39,342 | 57% | — | 63% |
| 8 | Valencia College Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 122 | Communications Technology/Technician | — | 48% | — | — |
| 9 | Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 64 | Communications Technology/Technician | — | 37% | — | — |
| 10 | The University of Tampa Tampa, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 64 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $32,804 | 64% | $33,070 | 40% |
| 11 | Seminole State College of Florida Sanford, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 60 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 41% | — | — |
| 12 | University of Miami Coral Gables, FL Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 57 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 84% | $26,589 | 19% |
| 13 | Hillsborough College Tampa, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 56 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 34% | — | — |
| 14 | Lynn University Boca Raton, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 40 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 52% | $38,343 | 73% |
| 15 | Southeastern University Lakeland, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 34 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | $38,260 | 43% | $29,915 | 53% |
| 16 | Orange Technical College - East Campus Orlando, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 30 | Communications Technology/Technician | — | 63% | — | — |
| 17 | Orange Technical College - South Campus Orlando, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 24 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 35% | — | — |
| 18 | St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 22 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 38% | — | — |
| 19 | University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 21 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $36,842 | 69% | — | 53% |
| 20 | Stetson University DeLand, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 18 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | $33,190 | 62% | $21,948 | 72% |
| 21 | Gulf Coast State College Panama City, FL Public · 2 feeder programs | 15 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 43% | — | — |
| 22 | Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 63% | $31,672 | 73% |
| 23 | Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, FL Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Speech Communication and Rhetoric | — | 55% | $32,031 | 82% |
| 24 | William T McFatter Technical College Davie, FL Public · 1 feeder programs | 15 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | — | 66% | — | — |
| 25 | Miami Media School Doral, FL Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs | 14 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | $15,006 | 65% | $31,195 | — |
All 45 schools in Florida
Every school in Florida with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | Public | 534 | 2 |
| Full Sail University | Winter Park | Private for-profit | 417 | 1 |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton | Public | 382 | 2 |
| Florida International University | Miami | Public | 345 | 2 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee | Public | 282 | 1 |
| University of South Florida | Tampa | Public | 246 | 2 |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers | Public | 140 | 2 |
| Valencia College | Orlando | Public | 122 | 2 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Public | 64 | 1 |
| The University of Tampa | Tampa | Private not-for-profit | 64 | 2 |
| Seminole State College of Florida | Sanford | Public | 60 | 2 |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | Private not-for-profit | 57 | 2 |
| Hillsborough College | Tampa | Public | 56 | 2 |
| Lynn University | Boca Raton | Private not-for-profit | 40 | 1 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland | Private not-for-profit | 34 | 1 |
What media and communication workers, all other earn in Florida
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $73,620. Florida pays below the national figure.
1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.
Metro areas in Florida
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Media and Communication Workers, All Other page.
How to become a Media
- Typical entry education
- High school diploma or equivalent
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Florida
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 3 majors mapped to Media and Communication Workers, All Other3 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 09.0101Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- 09.0702Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- 10.0105Communications Technology/Technician
Common questions
Answers for people weighing media and communication workers, all other programs in Florida.
What degree do you need to become a Media?+
High school diploma or equivalent is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Speech Communication and Rhetoric, which awarded 1,424 degrees in Florida in 2024-25, 45.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Media?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 3 programs to this occupation. The largest are Communication and Media Studies, Radio, Communications Technologies/Technicians. Together they graduate about 3,163 people a year in Florida.
How much do media and communication workers, all other earn in Florida?+
The median is $67,450 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.4% below the U.S. median of $73,620. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for media and communication workers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +2.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, about as fast as average, with roughly 3,000 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Florida?+
45 institutions in Florida reported graduates from at least one of the 3 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'Short-term on-the-job training' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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