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Journalism at Emerson College

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

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,115. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students received their master's degree in journalism.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Journalism

Emerson Journalism Rankings

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 Master’s Program

56% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 16 students who earned a master's degree in Journalism from Emerson in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in journalism each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

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In the journalism master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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