Emerson College

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of Emerson College students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of Emerson College students is 78.8%. Female students graduated at a rate of 80.2%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 76.5%.

78.8%

asian 60.9% 28 students
African American 51.8% 14 students
white 82.5% 485 students
unknown 70.6% 12 students
hispanic 75.2% 85 students
International Students 78.3% 65 students
Mixed Race 77.5% 31 students

Drop Out

Emerson College has an overall drop-out rate of 20.5% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 22.9% and 18.9% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

20.5%

asian 37.0% 17 students
African American 48.2% 13 students
white 17.0% 100 students
unknown 29.4% 5 students
hispanic 23.0% 26 students
International Students 21.7% 18 students
Mixed Race 20.0% 8 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

0.8%

white 0.5% 3 students
hispanic 1.8% 2 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Marketing	$44,510	$44,327	$53,692
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$42,632	$38,289	$46,462
Journalism	$38,675	$38,953	$45,255
Communication and Media Studies	$38,439	$28,212	$42,141
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$35,600	$41,506
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$31,236	$32,264	$40,506
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$30,525	$32,021	$38,500
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$28,409	$29,081	$36,700
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$22,766	$26,799	$35,495
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	NA	$21,508	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$56,751	$56,776	$62,323
Marketing	$55,791	$56,641	$59,256
Communication and Media Studies	$39,045	$48,432	$50,740
Publishing	$41,317	$43,426	$48,728
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$36,872	$40,140	$43,252
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$37,647	$33,993	$39,138
Journalism	NA	$41,193	$38,349
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NA	$57,318	NA
Business/Corporate Communications	NA	$57,318	NA

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