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English & writing at Emerson

Emerson graduates about 92 English & writing majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 175th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a strong program at 67 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 74 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 47% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $52,000 four years out, 1.07× what the same major pays nationally.

67/100Strong#175 of 697 for English & writing →
Graduates a year9210% of the class
Courses in the catalog74more than 47% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$52,0001.07× the same major nationally
Admit rate43%whole school
SAT middle 50%1250–1430whole school

Around Emerson

View south along Tyler Street in Boston
2008-03-22 03-23 Boston 121 China TownPhoto: Allie_Caulfield · CC BY 2.0 · source
Section of the Tremont Street Subway (since abandoned) between Boylston and Plea
Pleasant Street BranchPhoto: Boston Transit Commission · Public domain · source
Lauff performing at the House of Blues Boston in 2016
Lauff MusicPhoto: Hellomrsman · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
View of the upper portion of "2B"
2 Boylston Place just before sunsetPhoto: LionQueen65 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where English & writing happens

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 9 · Academic 4.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. Saint Joseph's University 68
  2. Agnes Scott College 68
  3. American University 68
  4. Washington State University 67
  5. University of Illinois Chicago 67
  6. University of Missouri 67
  7. Chapman University 67
  8. Rhodes College 67

Other strong majors at Emerson

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emerson with every school we score in English & writing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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