Graduate Programs at Emerson College

Graduate School Overview

Emerson College (referred to as Emerson) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boston, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1950 - Current).

Emerson Directory Information
School Name	Emerson College (Emerson)
Address	120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624
Phone	617-824-8500
Web	https://www.emerson.edu
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org
Financial Info	https://www2.emerson.edu/student-financial-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Emerson is $34,352 in average. The school has 1,736 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,891 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 46 graduate programs through Master's.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$34,352
Student Population	1,736
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's
Number of Programs	46 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Emerson is $34,352 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,349.

Emerson offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$32,376
Required Fees	$676
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,349

Emerson offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses & Programs
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Emerson College is $34,352. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.93% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$30,024	$624
2019-2020	$30,624	$640
2020-2021	$31,104	$650
2021-2022	$31,248	$662
2022-2023	$32,376	$676
2023-2024	$33,648	$704

The graduate school tuition & fees of Emerson is average compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Emerson College	$34,352
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $24,214 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Emerson.

On-campus living costs are increased by 4.72% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,554. Off-campus living costs are stayed same compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$17,690	$2,700	$15,750	$2,700
2019-2020	$18,400	$3,240	$15,750	$3,240
2020-2021	$18,768	$3,410	$16,650	$3,410
2021-2022	$19,144	$3,410	$16,650	$3,410
2022-2023	$19,528	$3,410	$16,650	$3,904
2023-2024	$20,310	$3,710	$16,650	$3,904

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,402 at Emerson College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.93% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,251
2019-2020	$1,276
2020-2021	$1,296
2021-2022	$1,302
2022-2023	$1,349
2023-2024	$1,402

Graduate Programs at Emerson

Emerson College offers 18 graduate programs for Master's. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 558 students have completed their study at Emerson College.

Offered Degrees at Emerson College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	0	558
Total	18	0	558

The most popular program at Emerson College is the Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist program and last year 249 students have earned/completed their degree program.

Popular Master's Programs at Emerson College
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	249	-
Creative Writing	✕	61	-
Marketing (other)	✕	57	-
Publishing	✕	42	$43,000
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	39	-

Emerson College offers 18 programs through Master's. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 558 students have completed their graduate studies.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	108 completers	$44,500
Communication and Media Studies (other)	✕	23	-
Journalism	✕	13	$35,000
Broadcast Journalism	✕	-	-
Radio and Television	✕	-	-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	✕	6	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	19	-
Political Communication	✕	1	-
Health Communication	✕	-	-
Sports Communication	✕	4	-
Publishing	✕	42	$43,000
Education [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education	✕	39	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	61	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	23 completers	-
Playwriting and Screenwriting	✕	23	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	249 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	249	-
Business [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Business/Corporate Communications	✕	2	-
Marketing/Marketing Management	✕	19	$54,500
International Marketing	✕	-	-
Marketing (other)	✕	57	-
	Total	558

Graduate Student Population at Emerson

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,736 students enrolled into Emerson College graduate schools where it has total 5,891 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,236 full-time and 500 part-time graduate students. By gender, 220 male and 1,516 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,736	220	1,516
Full-time	1,236	169	1,067
Part-tme	500	51	449

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 923 White (53.17%), 145 Black/African American (8.35%), 332 Hispanic (19.12%), 86 Asian (4.95%), and 250 students with other races. 104 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,736	220	1,516
American Indian/Native American	5	0	5
Asian	86	9	77
Black/African American	145	16	129
Hispanic	332	26	306
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0	2
White	923	117	806
Two More	70	12	58
Un-Known	69	16	53
Non-resident Alien	104	24	80

Emerson College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 845 graduate students (48.68% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 410 graduate students (23.62% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,736
Enrolled Online Exclusively	845
Enrolled Some Online Courses	410
Not in Online Courses	481

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Emerson College. 530 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.53% of total students), 43 students are aged above 50 (2.48%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Emerson College.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,736	220	1,516
Age 20-21	19	1	18
Age 22-24	511	59	452
Age 25-29	604	84	520
Age 30-34	293	37	256
Age 35-39	131	17	114
Age 40-49	135	16	119
Age 50-64	42	6	36
Over 64	1	0	1

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