Emerson College

  • Details

    • Name: Emerson College
    • Location: Boston, MA 02116-4624
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: New England Commission on Higher Education

  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 47.48%
    • Average SAT Scores 1359
    • Four Year Completion Rate 72.61% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 79.27% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 79.54% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    72.6%
    6 Year
    79.3%
    8 Year
    79.5%

  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $77,153 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $55,392 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $55,392 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $19,000 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $23,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $31,412 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $34,742 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $39,297 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $43,628 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $55,833 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+

  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $42,799 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $46,641 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $53,113 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $54,298 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $62,832 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data $97,542 $38,675
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $94,562 $100,723 $30,525
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data $80,000 $28,409
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data $42,632
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data $76,419 $44,510
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $74,227 No data $38,439
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree $105,721 $111,733 $22,766
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,236
Graphic Communications Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data