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Florida colleges that awarded Digital Media credentials

24 colleges in Florida reported conferring Digital Media credentials to the federal IPEDS collection in 2023-24, and every one of them also awarded in the year before. 17 awarded a degree, and 7 awarded only a certificate. That is a record of credentials already awarded, not confirmation that a program is currently admitting.

Colleges and what they awarded

Largest first by credentials conferred in 2023-24. That order measures the size of the graduating class and nothing else: it is not a ranking, and the largest entry is often a certificate provider rather than the strongest degree program. The credential is labelled on every row for exactly that reason.

Colleges in Florida that conferred Digital Media credentials in 2023-24, with the number awarded and whether any was a degree.
CollegeCredentials awardedHighest level
Florida State University255Degree
Florida International University159Degree
Florida Atlantic University148Degree
University of Central Florida80Degree
Seminole State College of Florida58Degree
University of South Florida51Degree
Lynn University37Degree
Hillsborough Community College36Degree
Valencia College31Certificate only
Southeastern University22Degree
The University of Tampa21Degree
Florida Gulf Coast University17Degree
University of Miami12Degree
Gulf Coast State College11Degree
Polk State College8Certificate only
St Petersburg College8Certificate only
College of Central Florida7Certificate only
Barry University6Degree
Florida Southern College6Degree
Daytona State College5Degree
Florida Gateway College5Certificate only
Miami Media School5Certificate only
Pasco-Hernando State College4Certificate only
Eastern Florida State College3Degree

How much of this field is in Florida

Credentials awarded
995
Share of U.S. total
9.1%
Colleges awarding it
24
Awarding a degree
17

Florida colleges conferred 995 Digital Media credentials in 2023-24, which is 9.1% of the 10,885 conferred across the 48 U.S. jurisdictions reporting any. Of the 24 colleges here, 17 awarded a degree and 7 awarded only a certificate. These counts measure the size of graduating classes, not program quality, and not how many students are currently enrolled.

What level those credentials were

  • Certificates15%147
  • Associate3%25
  • Bachelor's65%647
  • Graduate18%176

Most Digital Media credentials awarded in Florida were bachelor's degrees. The mix here is close to the national pattern for this field. A certificate is a different credential from a degree, not a lesser one, and the level a program awards is set by the program rather than by the student.

We measured how much this varies nationwide, and for most fields the credential level is set by the field rather than the state: is your major a certificate or a degree?

How concentrated it is. The single college with the largest reported graduating class in this field accounted for 26% of Florida’s Digital Media credentials. Activity is spread across several institutions rather than sitting with one.

What these Florida colleges cost

Median net price across the 21 of these 24 colleges that report it, by family income. Net price is what students receiving federal aid actually paid for the WHOLE college after grants and scholarships, so it is not the price of a Digital Media program specifically, and not a quote for any family.

0-30k
$6,146
30-48k
$7,427
48-75k
$10,684
75-110k
$14,920
110k+
$17,313

By the kind of college

The figure above averages very different institutions together. Split by federal sector, for a family earning under $30,000:

Median net price for a family earning under $30,000, by kind of college, among Florida colleges that reported awarding Digital Mediacredentials.
Kind of collegeCollegesMedian net price
Public four-year15$4,905
Private6$25,703

Sector is the federal classification (IPEDS ICLEVEL and CONTROL). Private covers both nonprofit and for-profit colleges, which CampusPin does not split here because the for-profit sample in a single state is usually too small to publish a median. Each row needs at least five colleges reporting net price, so a sector with fewer is left out rather than estimated.

A family earning under $30,000 paid a median of $6,146 at these colleges, against $17,313 for a family earning over $110,000. Individual colleges vary widely around these medians. See every Florida college by income band.

What this evidence does and does not prove

This lists colleges that reported conferring credentials in this field to the federal IPEDS completions collection, in both 2022-23 and 2023-24. It does not confirm that any of them is currently admitting students to the program, and a college can appear here after deciding to close it. Confirm with the institution before it affects where you apply.

How this list was built

From the U.S. Department of Education IPEDS completions collection, matched to each college on its exact federal program classification. A college appears only if it conferred credentials in both 2022-23 and 2023-24, which is what separates a running program from one that has already closed.

This page exists because its list of colleges is materially different from that of every closely related field in Florida — the fields a reader could otherwise mistake it for, such as two engineering disciplines, or nursing and practical nursing. Where a related field resolves to the same colleges, the second page would be the first one with its title changed, and CampusPin does not publish it. Sharing colleges with an unrelated field is different, and not a reason to withhold the page: in most states the same colleges award business, psychology and biology alike, which says something about the colleges rather than about the fields. We measured exactly how often that happens, and published the result: does choosing a major narrow your college list?

What Digital Media graduates go on to do

Occupations the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk associates with Digital Media, ordered by projected annual openings. National figures: openings and pay do not vary by where you studied, and the crosswalk describes related fields rather than a required or guaranteed path.

Occupations associated with Digital Media, with median annual wage, projected annual openings, and the education most entrants hold.
OccupationMedian payOpenings / yrMost entrants hold
Managers, All Other$136,550106,700Bachelor's degree
Web and Digital Interface Designers$98,0909,100Bachelor's degree
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$71,7703,000High school diploma or equivalent
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$77,8002,700Doctoral or professional degree

Crosswalk: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), CIP 2020 to SOC 2018. Pay and projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024 wages, Employment Projections). “Most entrants hold” is what BLS observes about people already in the occupation, not a legal requirement, an admission rule, or a guarantee of entry. Projected openings are a projection, not jobs promised.

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