Education at Emerson College

Every education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the education 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. Of the 1,005 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Emerson College in 2021, 15 of them were education majors.

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

Emerson Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education
• Master’s Degree in Education

Emerson Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The education major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Education. 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 Education Master’s Degree Schools	666
Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	931
Most Focused Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,152
Most Focused Education Schools	1,303

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in education from Emerson. This makes it the #601 most popular school for education master’s degree candidates in the country.

Education Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Education Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of education bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in education at Emerson are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its education bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Emerson Education Master’s Program

Of the 53 education students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Emerson, about 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a education master's degree from Emerson, 81% 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 education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	43
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Concentrations Within Education

If you plan to be a education 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
Teacher Education Subject Specific	68

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Teacher Assistants	38,770	$35,680
Elementary School Teachers	30,380	$82,600
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
Preschool Teachers	16,360	$39,180

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.