Emerson College

Emerson College is a Boston college focused on communication, media and the arts, where students learn by doing from day one. The urban campus gives them professional-level studios, stages and labs, and students learn from people leading the industries they study. Emerson offers 42 undergraduate and graduate majors, plus more than 30 minors and four certificates, across areas such as film, acting, journalism, marketing and communication studies.

Learning extends beyond Boston. Emerson Los Angeles, which recently marked 40 years, connects students with more than 150 internship sites in that city alone, and programs in the Netherlands and elsewhere add international options. Campus life includes over 120 student clubs and co-curricular groups, from publications to performance groups. Alumni include actor Miguel Cervantes, screenwriter and director Adele Lim and Washington Wizards general manager Will Dawkins.

What to Know

• The Hollywood Reporter has ranked Emerson the fifth-best film school in the United States.
• The college holds undergraduate open houses on both its Boston and Los Angeles campuses.
• Financial aid staff help families with scholarships, grants, loans, work-study and payment options.
• Alumni also include author Taylor Jenkins Reid.