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.

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

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

47% Women

18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of journalism master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in journalism each year. Emerson does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a journalism master's degree from Emerson, 59% were white. This is typical 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 journalism.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Journalism

If you plan to be a journalism major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emerson College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Journalism	16

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
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