Communication & Journalism at Emerson College

What traits are you looking for in a communication and journalism school? To help you decide if Emerson College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication and journalism program.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 5,115 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students received their master's degree in communication and journalism.

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

• Master’s Degree in Communication & Journalism

Emerson Communication & Journalism Rankings

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 Master’s Program

Of the 111 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Journalism from Emerson in 2020-2021, 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 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 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

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
Publishing	46
Communication & Media Studies	17
Public Relations & Advertising	17
Journalism	16
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	15

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.