Inside Academics at Emerson College

All About Academics

Heres a high-level look at academic life at Emerson College, covering the student-to-faculty ratio, the majors and degrees offered, and what online and distance learning is available.

14 Majors With Completions

14:1 Student-Faculty Ratio

32% Full-Time Faculty

Jump to any section below, or follow a link to dig deeper into a specific part of academic life at Emerson College:

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Most Popular Majors
Additional Questions to Ask
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Faculty & Class Sizes

With 14 students per faculty member, Emerson College is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. At Emerson College, 32% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Emerson College offers 14 majors with reported completions across 7 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Emerson College are shown below:

Degree Level	Offered
Associate	—
Bachelor’s	✓
Master’s	✓
Doctorate	—

The most popular majors at Emerson College, measured by graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors	Graduates
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	470
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	336
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	228
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	141
Marketing	112

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Emerson College:

Looking for flexibility? Emerson College may offer online or summer classes that can help you finish your degree — 232 undergraduates take at least some classes online. Explore online learning.
Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (87% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). Explore graduation rates.
Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Emerson College.

Dig Deeper into Academics on Emerson College

Each page below covers one part of academic life at Emerson College in more detail:

Majors & Degree Programs at Emerson College — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
Faculty & Class Sizes at Emerson College — how the teaching staff is structured
Graduation & Retention at Emerson College — how well the school retains and graduates students
Online Learning at Emerson College — distance-learning enrollment detail
Accreditation Detail at Emerson College — accreditation status and accrediting bodies