Emerson College Graduate Schools

Emerson College (referred to as Emerson) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boston, MA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree. The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Emerson College is $33,052 in average. The school has 1,736 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,891 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Emerson College (referred to as Emerson) is a Private, 4 years school located in Boston, MA. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.
The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1950 - Current).
Emerson Directory Information
School NameEmerson College (Emerson)
Address120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624
Phone617-824-8500
Webhttps://www.emerson.edu
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org
Financial Infohttps://www2.emerson.edu/student-financial-services
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Emerson College is $33,052 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 TypePrivate, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$33,052
Student Population1,736
Offered Degrees/ProgramsMaster's
Number of Programs46 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio15 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Emerson College is $33,052 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,349.
Emerson College offers the alternative tuition plans.
Emerson College 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 $33,052. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.58% 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
TuitionFees
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
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 $19,518 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,750 (public) / $30,247 (private).
The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Emerson College$33,052
All Graduate Schools$16,002$19,518
Public$11,454$20,592
Private$19,594
Massachusetts Graduate Schools$24,582$28,108
Public$14,054$19,750
Private$30,247
For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $23,432 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Emerson College. On-campus living costs are increased by 1.70% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,554. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.46% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Living Expenses
Living On-CampusLiving Off-Campus
Room & BoardOther ExpenseRoom & BoardOther 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
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,349 at Emerson College. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.61% 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

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 LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree180558
Total180558
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.
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
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] 108 completers$44,500
Communication and Media Studies (other)23-
Journalism13$35,000
Broadcast Journalism0-
Radio and Television0-
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia6-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication19-
Political Communication1-
Health Communication0-
Sports Communication4-
Publishing42$43,000
Education [+] 39 completers-
Drama and Dance Teacher Education39-
English Language and Literature [+] 61 completers-
Creative Writing61-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] 23 completers-
Playwriting and Screenwriting23-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 249 completers-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist249-
Business [+] 78 completers-
Business/Corporate Communications2-
Marketing/Marketing Management19$54,500
International Marketing0-
Marketing (other)57-
Total558

Graduate Student Population at Emerson

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,783 students enrolled into Emerson College graduate schools where it has total 5,891 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,285 full-time and 498 part-time graduate students. By gender, 221 male and 1,562 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
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,7832211,562
Full-time1,2851721,113
Part-tme49849449
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 960 White (53.84%), 142 Black/African American (7.96%), 340 Hispanic (19.07%), 94 Asian (5.27%), and 247 students with other races. 100 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,7832211,562
American Indian/Native American404
Asian941084
Black/African American14219123
Hispanic34025315
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander404
White960122838
Two More701159
Un-Known691455
Non-resident Alien1002080
Emerson College offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 889 graduate students (49.86% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 317 graduate students (17.78% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total1,783
Enrolled Online Exclusively889
Enrolled Some Online Courses317
Not in Online Courses577
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Emerson College. 540 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.29% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.06%), 42 students are aged above 50 (2.36%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Emerson College.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total1,7832211,562
Age 18-19101
Age 20-2115312
Age 22-2452551474
Age 25-2964590555
Age 30-3428031249
Age 35-3914124117
Age 40-4913415119
Age 50-6442735

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