Emerson College (Emerson) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boston, MA.

It offers 18 graduate programs - 18 Master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $34,352.

A total of 1,736 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,891 students at Emerson. Emerson offers online graduate programs and 845 out of 1,736 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Emerson's health profession programs at health professions information page.


Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $34,352. It offers eighteen (18) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameEmerson College
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
Address120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA
Graduate School Students1,783 students
845 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$34,352
Student to Faculty15:1 (6.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 18 Graduate Programs
18 Master's

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Emerson College

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Emerson College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $34,352 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,402.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$33,648
Fees$704
Cost per Credit$1,402
Books & Supplies$1,200
Room & Board$20,310 (On-Campus) / $16,650 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$3,710 (On-Campus) / $3,904 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$59,572
Off-Campus Total$56,106

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Emerson College offers Masters graduate degree/certificate programs through 18 major areas - 18 Master's.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total538---
Men72---
Women466---

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Communication and Media Studies (other)17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Journalism17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Broadcast Journalism NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Radio and Television NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Communication3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Communication NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sports Communication3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Publishing33 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dance Teacher Education22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing67 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Playwriting and Screenwriting21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist309 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business/Corporate Communications NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing/Marketing Management20 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Marketing NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Marketing (other)15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Emerson graduate schools have a total of 1,783 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 221 male and 1,562 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 1,285 full-time and 498 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 845 students enrolled through online exclusively and 410 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 960 White, 142 Black, and 94 Asian students are attending at Emerson College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

19 grad students are younger than 22 and 178 students are older than 65. It has 1,115 students aged between 22 and 30 and 424 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total1,783
Men221
Women1,562
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total1,783
Full-time Students1,285
Part-time Students498
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total1,783
American Indian /
Native American
4
Asian94
Black142
Hispanic340
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
4
White960
Two or more races70
Un-Known69
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total1,783
21 & Under19
22-24511
25-29604
30-34293
35-39131
40 & Over178

Online Population

At Emerson College graduate schools, 845 students enrolled online exclusively and 410 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment1,736
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses845
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses410
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses481
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses845
Massachusetts Resident65
Other State In U.S.773
Outside of U.S.2