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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 students received a bachelor's degree in journalism from Emerson.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the journalism progam at Emerson compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	3
Most Focused Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Journalism Schools	5
	13
Most Popular Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Best Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25
Most Popular Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	25
	25
Best Journalism Schools	30
Best Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	33
Best Value Journalism Master’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Best Value Journalism Schools	180

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in journalism from Emerson. This makes it the #25 most popular school for journalism master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Journalism Graduates from Emerson Make?

The median salary of journalism students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emerson is $38,675. This is 22% higher than $31,781, which is the national average for all journalism bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 114 journalism majors earned their bachelor's degree from Emerson. Of these graduates, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical journalism bachelor's degree program is made up of only 34% men. So male students are more repesented at Emerson since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 58% 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	10
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	66
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Emerson Journalism Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in journalism from Emerson in 2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in journalism each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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	5
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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.