by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Journalism. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Journalism is a major offered under the communication and journalism program of study at Emerson College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in journalism, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Emerson paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,104 | $31,104 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
The median early career salary of journalism students who receive their master’s degree from Emerson is $33,993 per year. That is 17% lower than the national average of $41,022.
Emerson does not offer an online option for its journalism master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Emerson Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in journalism in 2019-2020, 76.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 69.1%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 38.5% of the journalism master’s degrees at Emerson in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Journalism students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Journalism | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to journalism.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication & Media Studies | 18 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 8 |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 23 |
| Publishing | 44 |
*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.