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Communication & Media Studies at Emerson College

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Communication & Media Studies at Emerson College

If you plan to study communication and media studies, 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 has a total student population of 5,115. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in communications.

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

Emerson Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Communications

Emerson Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

65% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Communication & Media Studies from Emerson in 2020-2021, 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists 7,040 $68,610
Editors 3,160 $89,280
Writers and Authors 1,490 $70,000
Reporters and Correspondents 1,050 $53,140
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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