Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Emerson College is a 4-year private nonprofit college in Boston, Massachusetts, offering 35 programs reported to the U.S. Department of Education. Its average net price is $49,180 a year.
At a glance
- Average net price
- $49,180
- Graduation rate
- 77%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,832
- Median debt
- $23,000
- Acceptance rate
- 51%
- Undergrads
- 3,870
From the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships. Colleges can't edit these numbers.
Programs offered
Programs where Emerson College awarded credentials in 2023-24 (IPEDS).
Visual and performing arts (10) ⌄
- Acting Bachelor's degree
- Cinematography and Film / Video Production Bachelor's degree
- Directing and Theatrical Production Bachelor's degree
- Documentary Production Bachelor's degree
- Drama and Dramatics / Theatre Arts Bachelor's degree
- Dramatic / Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other Bachelor's degree
- Music Performance Bachelor's degree
- Musical Theatre Bachelor's degree
- Playwriting and Screenwriting Master's degree
- Technical Theatre / Theatre Design and Technology Bachelor's degree
Communication and journalism (14) ⌄
- Advertising Bachelor's degree
- Broadcast Journalism Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Communication and Media Studies, Other Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Digital Communication and Media / Multimedia Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Health Communication Master's degree
- Journalism Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Mass Communication / Media Studies Bachelor's degree
- Political Communication Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's degree · Postbaccalaureate certificate · Master's degree
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other Bachelor's degree
- Publishing Master's degree
- Radio and Television Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric Bachelor's degree
- Sports Communication Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Communications technology (1) ⌄
- Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects Bachelor's degree
Business and management (5) ⌄
- Business / Commerce Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
- Business / Corporate Communications Master's degree
- International Marketing Master's degree
- Marketing, Other Master's degree
- Marketing Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Health professions (2) ⌄
- Communication Sciences and Disorders Bachelor's degree
- Speech-Language Pathology / Pathologist Master's degree
English (1) ⌄
- Creative Writing Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Education (1) ⌄
- Drama and Dance Teacher Education Bachelor's degree · Master's degree
Interdisciplinary studies (1) ⌄
- Multi- / Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's degree
Sources: IPEDS 2023-24 directory and completions (NCES, IPEDS unit 165662); College Scorecard (June 2026). About our data.