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Journalism at Emerson

Emerson graduates about 88 journalism majors a year, 10% of its graduating class. That puts it 49th of 271 schools we score for journalism, a strong program at 76 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $63,000 four years out, 1.08× what the same major pays nationally.

76/100Strong#49 of 271 for journalism →
Graduates a year8810% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$63,0001.08× 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 journalism happens

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

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Nearby in the journalism ranking

  1. The University of Oklahoma 77
  2. San Diego State University 76
  3. University at Albany–SUNY 76
  4. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 76
  5. University of Denver 75
  6. University of Oregon 75
  7. Rochester Institute of Technology 74
  8. Drake University 74

Other strong majors at Emerson

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Emerson with every school we score in journalism. It weighs what graduates earn four years out against the same major nationally (25%), research spending in the field (20%, NSF), how many undergraduate courses the department lists (20%), the student body's test scores (20%) and the size of the program (15%, capped so size alone can't win). 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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