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Political Communication at Emerson College

If you plan to study political communication, take a look at what Emerson College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Emerson is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 4,573. In the 2018-2019 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in political communication from Emerson.

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

Emerson Political Communication Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Political Communication

Emerson Political Communication Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks political communication 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 political communication major at Emerson is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Communication. 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 Focused Political Communication Schools 1
Most Focused Political Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools 1
Most Popular Political Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Political Communication Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Popular Political Communication Schools 4
Best Political Communication Schools 6

Political Communication Student Demographics at Emerson

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

Emerson Political Communication Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The political communication program at Emerson awarded 26 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Emerson Gender Breakdown of Political Communication Bachelor's Degree Grads

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in political communication at Emerson are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political communication 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 political communication.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity of Political Communication Majors at Emerson College
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 20
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Emerson also has a doctoral program available in political communication. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Political Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in political communication 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
Public Relations Specialists 7,040 $68,610
Reporters and Correspondents 1,050 $53,140
Communications Professors 530 $79,930

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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