Communication & Journalism at Emerson College

If you plan to study communication & journalism, take a look at what Emerson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 5,115 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Emerson Communication & Journalism Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication & Journalism
• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Emerson Communication & Journalism Rankings

The communication & journalism major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Journalism. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Emerson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication & journalism majors at Emerson College.

Emerson Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of communication & journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women.

About 50% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication & journalism at Emerson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	69
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Emerson Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of communication & journalism master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication & journalism master's degree from Emerson, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a master's in communication & journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	50
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

The following communication & journalism concentations are available at Emerson College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Emerson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Journalism	130
Public Relations & Advertising	68
Communication & Media Studies	58
Publishing	46
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	16

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication & journalism can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Public Relations Specialists	7,040	$68,610
Public Relations and Fundraising Managers	5,090	$131,460
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Producers and Directors	3,250	$70,480

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By McDonald & Gill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.