Emerson College Rankings by Salary Score

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Emerson College's Top Rankings
Emerson College is ranked on 3 lists of the best colleges by earnings one year out of college.
Salary and Debt by Major at Emerson College
We calculated a salary score for each of Emerson College's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at Emerson College to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is based on the school's by-program performance weighted by student enrollment in each program. Data is sourced from the December 2020 release of the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid. Debt and salary numbers are shown rounded to the nearest $10.
Salary Scores for Emerson Bachelor's Degrees
Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Communication and Media Studies | 93% | $25,250 | $37,750 |
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 97% | $25,130 | $27,130 |
Film/Video and Photographic Arts | 96% | $22,310 | $30,050 |
Journalism | 97% | $23,250 | $37,610 |
Marketing | 95% | $23,250 | $44,640 |
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 96% | $22,000 | $39,730 |
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 96% | $26,000 | $33,280 |
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 97% | $23,250 | $30,770 |
Salary Scores for Emerson Master's Degrees
Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
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Communication and Media Studies | 95% | Not Reported | $48,430 |
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 100% | $61,400 | $59,690 |
Journalism | 92% | Not Reported | $33,990 |
Marketing | 96% | $50,500 | $57,320 |
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 93% | Not Reported | $63,010 |
Publishing | 94% | $51,150 | $43,050 |
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 96% | $53,850 | $31,130 |
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 96% | $41,000 | $37,210 |
Most Recent Reviews
Emerson College is a gem, a place where I found my refuge as a nerdy and ambitious young adult after the tumultuous high school years. The year that applied to Emerson (2003), the college ranked #1 on Princeton Review's "Dodge Ball Targets" list--a point of pride for me because I had always been one and never especially sporty. If you are a person who has great ambition to work in one of the careers in which Emerson specializes--film, TV production, tech theater and stage management, political communication,... Read More
Emerson College employs talented, professionals in the publishing industry as adjunct professors, so you are learning from people who work in the field on a daily basis. These professors provide insight that is otherwise unaccessible and give you a realistic view of what it's like to work in publishing. That being said, my graduate courses were what I made of them. If you want, you can squeak by doing minimal work, but you can also take the opportunity to make some really interesting things and form contacts... Read More