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Emerson College
Boston, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 3,870 students · mostly bachelor degrees
116th-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$49,180
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$80,399
Graduation rate
77%
Admission rate
51%
Median graduate earnings
$62,832
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,000
Average SAT
1358
Median ACT
30
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
25 programsMarketing/Marketing Management, General · Master's Degree35 grads/yr$93,412Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree41 grads/yr$76,623Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree309 grads/yr$74,005Broadcast Journalism · Bachelor's Degree68 grads/yr$63,337Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$61,496Publishing · Master's Degree33 grads/yr$61,304Public Relations/Image Management · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$59,301Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$59,202Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Master's Degree22 grads/yr$57,493Writing, General · Master's Degree67 grads/yr$56,485Musical Theatre · Master's Degree21 grads/yr$53,881Writing, General · Bachelor's Degree92 grads/yr$51,742Documentary Production · Bachelor's Degree298 grads/yr$49,951Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree19 grads/yr$49,381Broadcast Journalism · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$48,294Communication, General · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$46,040Musical Theatre · Bachelor's Degree102 grads/yr$44,760
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.