Emerson College (Emerson) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boston, MA.
It offers 21 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 2 Post-bachelor's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $35,382.
A total of 1,355 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,263 students at Emerson. Emerson offers online graduate programs and 599 out of 1,355 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Emerson's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $35,382. It offers twenty-one (21) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Emerson College |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 120 Boylston Street, Boston, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 1,499 students
599 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $35,382 |
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| Student to Faculty | 14:1 (7.14%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 21 Graduate Programs
19 Master's, 2 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Emerson College
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Emerson College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $35,382 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,444.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $34,656 |
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| Fees | $726 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,444 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,250 |
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| Room & Board | $20,920 (On-Campus) / $17,866 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $3,443 (On-Campus) / $3,443 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $60,995 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $57,941 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $31,754 | $31,910 | $33,052 | $34,352 | $35,382 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Emerson College offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 21 major areas - 19 Master's (2 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 630 | - | 3 | - |
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| Men | 86 | - | 1 | - |
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| Women | 544 | - | 2 | - |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Creative Writing | 96 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Emerson graduate schools have a total of 1,499 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 208 male and 1,291 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 1,015 full-time and 484 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 599 students enrolled through online exclusively and 301 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 802 White, 120 Black, and 68 Asian students are attending at Emerson College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
18 grad students are younger than 22 and 125 students are older than 65. It has 893 students aged between 22 and 30 and 318 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 1,499 |
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| Men | 208 |
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| Women | 1,291 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 1,499 |
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| Full-time Students | 1,015 |
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| Part-time Students | 484 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 1,499 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 4 |
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| Asian | 68 |
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| Black | 120 |
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| Hispanic | 271 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 802 |
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| Two or more races | 59 |
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| Un-Known | 60 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 1,499 |
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| 21 & Under | 18 |
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| 22-24 | 436 |
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| 25-29 | 457 |
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| 30-34 | 206 |
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| 35-39 | 112 |
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| 40 & Over | 125 |
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Online Population
At Emerson College graduate schools, 599 students enrolled online exclusively and 301 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 1,355 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 301 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 455 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 599 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 54 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 540 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 5 |
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