Communication Sciences at Emerson College

What traits are you looking for in a communication sciences school? To help you decide if Emerson College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's communication sciences program.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 5,115 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in communication sciences from Emerson.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Emerson Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

Emerson Communication Sciences Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks communication sciences programs across the country. The following shows how Emerson performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	2
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	5
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	9
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	14
Best Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	59
	65
Best Communication Sciences Schools	68
	94
	95
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	148
Best Value Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	185
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	225
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	230
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	241

In 2021, 148 students received their master’s degree in communication sciences from Emerson. This makes it the #2 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at Emerson

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communication sciences majors at Emerson College.

Emerson Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

The communication sciences program at Emerson awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its communication sciences bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a bachelor's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Emerson Communication Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 3% of communication sciences master's degrees went to men and 97% went to women.

Of the students who received a communication sciences master's degree from Emerson, 68% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Emerson College with a master's in communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

Emerson also has a doctoral program available in communication sciences. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

The following communication sciences concentations are available at Emerson College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Emerson College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	148
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	14

Related Majors

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Emerson College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Speech-Language Pathologists	4,060	$85,720
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Audiologists	420	$79,700

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By McDonald & Gill under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.