Journalism at Emerson College

Every journalism school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the journalism program at Emerson College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Journalism section at the bottom of this page.

Emerson Journalism Degrees Available

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

Emerson Journalism Rankings

The journalism major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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.

Journalism Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Journalism Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of journalism bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	40
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Emerson Journalism Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Emerson, 59% 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a 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
General Journalism	130

Related Majors

• Radio, Television & Digital Communication
• Publishing
• Communication & Media Studies
• Public Relations & Advertising

Careers That Journalism Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
Editors	3,160	$89,280
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000
Photographers	1,220	$65,090
Reporters and Correspondents	1,050	$53,140
Communications Professors	530	$79,930

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.