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Emerson College BA in Communication & Journalism

144 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Communication & Journalism is a program of study at Emerson College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in communication and journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Emerson BA in Communication & Journalism

#110 in the U.S
#9 in Massachusetts

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Emerson was ranked #110 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for communication and journalism majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #9 in Massachusetts.

Here are some of the other rankings for Emerson.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism3
Most Focused Colleges for Communication & Journalism5
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism13
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism22
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Schools48
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools106
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Communication & Journalism Graduates106
Best Communication & Journalism Schools110
Most Popular Colleges for Communication & Journalism118
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Communication & Journalism Graduates179
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism185
Highest Paid Communication & Journalism Graduates221
Best Communication & Journalism Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans239
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism282
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k)313
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)314
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k)315
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k)315
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k)316
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid)319
Best Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans504
Best Communication & Journalism Colleges for Veterans504
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism774
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism815
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k)821
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k)823
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k)825
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k)825
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)827
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid)836
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $48-$75k)841
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income Over $110k)844
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $30-$48k)845
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $75-$110k)848
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (Income $0-$30k)850
Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism (With Aid)856

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Communication & Journalism from Emerson Cost?

$50,444 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

Emerson Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Emerson paid an average of $1,548 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$49,536$49,536
Fees$908$908
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$18,768$18,768
On Campus Other Expenses$3,410$3,410

Learn more about Emerson tuition and fees.

Does Emerson Offer an Online BA in Communication & Journalism?

Online degrees for the Emerson communication and journalism bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Emerson Online Learning page.

Emerson Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Communication & Journalism

144 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
63.9% Women
31.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 144 bachelor’s degrees in communication and journalism awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in communication and journalism in 2019-2020, 63.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 64.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 31.9% of the communication and journalism bachelor’s degrees at Emerson in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian15
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino21
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White74
International Students20
Other Races/Ethnicities10

BA in Communication & Journalism Focus Areas at Emerson

Communication & Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Communication & Media Studies36
Journalism78
Radio, Television & Digital Communication2
Public Relations & Advertising28

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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