by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Journalism is a concentration offered under the journalism major at Emerson College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in journalism, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time graduates at Emerson paid an average of $1,296 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,104 | $31,104 |
| Fees | $650 | $650 |
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.
About 76.9% of the students who received their MA in journalism in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.0%.
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 30%.
| 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 |
*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.
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