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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