Emerson College Business Programs

Located in Boston, Massachusetts, Emerson College is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Emerson College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Emerson.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Most Popular Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Emerson has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Other Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Sports Communication Schools	College Factual
#10	Best Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication Schools	College Factual
#25	Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools	College Factual
#93	Best Marketing Schools	College Factual
#188	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Emerson College?

Contact details for Emerson are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116-4624
Phone:	617-824-8500
Website:	www.emerson.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/EmersonCollege
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/EmersonCollege

How Do I Get Into Emerson?

You can apply to Emerson online at: www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for Emerson

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Emerson?

Emerson has a fairly low acceptance rate of 41%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 69% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 42%, and the acceptance rate for women is 41%.

Average Test Scores

About 64% of students accepted to Emerson submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 610 and 690. Math scores were between 580 and 690.

Emerson received ACT scores from 22% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 29 and 35. Math scores were between 24 and 28. Composite scores were between 27 and 31.

Can I Afford Emerson College?

The overall average net price of Emerson is $59,558. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Emerson, approximately 49% of students took out student loans averaging $13,791 a year. That adds up to $55,164 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Emerson is 3.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Emerson College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,708 undergraduate students at Emerson, with 3,626 being full-time and 82 being part-time.

There are also 1,407 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,626 full-time undergraduates at Emerson, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Emerson College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	186
Black or African American	147
Hispanic or Latino	454
White	2,126
International Students	480
Other Races/Ethnicities	233

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Emerson College. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 70 countries are represented at Emerson. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Taiwan, and India.

Online Learning at Emerson College

In 2019-2020, 2,242 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Emerson has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Emerson

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Emerson College was 746.9%. This is the #90 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Emerson regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Emerson College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	84	27	111
General Business/Commerce	40	0	40
Political Communication	25	0	25
Sports Communication	23	0	23
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	3	17	20
Other Marketing	0	18	18
Business/Corporate Communications	0	1	1
International Marketing	0	0	0
Advertising	0	0	0
Health Communication	0	0	0
Other Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	0	0
TOTAL	175	63	238

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By McDonald & Gill under License

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