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Emerson College located in Boston, Massachusetts, was established in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson. This private university was originally a school of oratory. Emerson College has other campuses located in Netherlands and Los Angeles. Emerson College students are offered more than 37 degree programs in Arts and Communication.
The students of Emerson College have access to various Greek organizations incluing Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Pi Theta, Phi Alpha Tau, Sigma Phi Theta and Zeta Phi Eta. The athletic department of the university hosts sports such as baseball, tennis and golf for its students. The students run and organize a magazine called em magazine, that reports campus news and also included fashion and entertainment features.
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Campus Location120 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02116-4624
USA
Main Tel: (617) 824-8500
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
Emerson College HighlightsWhere Emerson College stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in media, drama and performing arts, and photography and commercial art.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- High faculty salary.
- Number of dorm rooms for students.
- Selective admissions.
- Large number of students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Part-time classes available
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 840 | 20 | | Master | 397 | 12 |
Emerson StudentsThe student enrollment at Emerson was 4,380 in 2007 (4,132 full-time equivalent). About 43% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 57% of the class. Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students and graduate students are 21%. About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 27,366 | | Room and board | $ 11,412 | | Books and supplies | $ 720 | | Other | $ 1,373 |
Financial Aid: Emerson participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 65 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 45 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 49 |
Housing and MealsEmerson provides on-campus housing for 1,629 of its 4,132 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Emerson AthleticsEmerson is in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference for major sports.
Emerson Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 49% | | Women | 43% | | All | 45% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 590-680 | | Math | 550-650 | | Writing | 570-670 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (241 awarded) - Business/Corporate Communications
- International Marketing
- Marketing/Marketing Management
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (125 awarded) - Acting
- Dance
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
- Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (56 awarded) - Drama and Dance Teacher Education
LIBERAL ARTS (207 awarded) - Creative Writing
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
MEDIA (395 awarded) - Broadcast Journalism
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
- Health Communication
- Journalism
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Political Communication
- Publishing
- Radio and Television
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (48 awarded) - Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (156 awarded) - Cinematography and Film/Video Production
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (9 awarded) Selected Careers of Interest(Based on an automated mapping of degrees popular at Emerson with government-defined occupation categories.) Click occupations below for career details, including job description, studies, degree requirements, how to evaluate schools, and more.
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