Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

A program that focuses on the development, use, critical evaluation, and regulation of new electronic communication technologies using computer applications; and that prepares individuals to function as developers and managers of digital communications media. Includes instruction in computer and telecommunications technologies and processes; design and development of digital communications; marketing and distribution; digital communications regulation, law, and policy; the study of human interaction with, and use of, digital media; and emerging trends and issues.

While Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia offers degrees up to the Post masters certificate, the majority of students study towards a Bachelors degree. Students study Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia all around the US, though the major at the Post masters certificate level sees the most graduates in Illinois. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia is $38,000.