Communication & Journalism at Emerson College

If you plan to study communication and 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. In 2021, 207 communication and journalism majors received their bachelor's degree from Emerson.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks communication and journalism programs across the country. The following shows how Emerson performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	4
	47
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	116
Most Popular Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121
	157
Best Communication & Journalism Schools	173
Best Value Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	250
Best Value Communication & Journalism Schools	501

In 2021, 111 students received their master’s degree in communication and journalism from Emerson. This makes it the #24 most popular school for communication and journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication & Journalism Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Program

The communication and journalism program at Emerson awarded 207 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 40% of these degrees went to men with the other 60% going to women. The typical communication and journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% men. So male students are more repesented at Emerson since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication and journalism at Emerson are white. This is above average 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	125
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Emerson Communication & Journalism Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 communication and journalism majors earned their master's degree from Emerson. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women.

Of the students who received a communication and journalism master's degree from Emerson, 55% were white. This is typical 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 and journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	61
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Emerson also has a doctoral program available in communication and journalism. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication & Journalism

If you plan to be a communication and journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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

• Education

Careers That Communication & Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication and 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.