Master's · Boston, Massachusetts
Is Journalism at Emerson College worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Earnings are reported, but there isn't enough cost data to estimate payback.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- Not enough graduates to report
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $51,874
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Earnings bump, year 4
- −$20k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in MA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
No cost figure is reported, so payback and net return can't be computed.
Other majors at Emerson College
- Marketing (Master's)$93,412
- Marketing (Bachelor's)$76,623
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's)$74,005
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Master's)$65,081
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- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Bachelor's)$61,496
- Publishing (Master's)$61,304
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor's)$59,301
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$59,202
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's)$57,493
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's)$56,485
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Master's)$53,881
Journalism at other schools in Massachusetts
- Boston University$82,549