About Emerson

Imagination. Originality. Hard work. Hustle. This is what we were built for. Since 1880, we’ve dedicated ourselves to advancing the way humans connect and communicate. At Emerson, we push forward when others pull back. We are the courageous creators, innovators, and storytellers.

Welcome to the nation’s only college specifically dedicated to communication and the arts. Here, you won’t wait until “someday” to begin making and creating. You’ll write, perform, report, produce, research, direct, pitch, publish, and collaborate right from the start.

You’ll learn in professional-level spaces—with state-of-the-art tools and technology—alongside faculty who bring deep scholarship, creative practice, and industry experience into the room. And because Emerson is built around hands-on learning, your education will move beyond the classroom through projects, internships, alumni connections, and real-world opportunities.

Most importantly, you’ll graduate with real work, real connections, and real confidence to pursue the career you came here to create.

At Emerson, Boston is part of the experience. Our campus puts you steps from Boston Common and in the middle of one of the country’s most historic and inventive cities—surrounded by theatres, media organizations, nonprofits, agencies, cultural institutions, and the kind of everyday city energy that keeps your world getting bigger.

Here, you don’t have to choose between a close creative community and a city full of possibility. You get the best of both. One day, you might intern at a major media company. The next, you’re seeing a professional show—or performing in one of your own. And the day after that? You’re exploring a neighborhood with its own distinct culture and creative scene.

Even better, your Emerson experience goes way beyond Boston. Through Emerson Los Angeles, you can spend a semester living, learning, interning, and building connections in the entertainment capital of the world. And between our campus in the Netherlands and our numerous global programs, you have even more opportunities to expand your perspective and your network.