Does Emerson College pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Emerson College employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Emerson College. This rating has decreased by 11% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Emerson College?

39% of Emerson College employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Emerson College 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.0 for culture and values and 2.4 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Emerson College?

Assistant Director (9) , Administrative Assistant (8) , Adjunct Faculty (7) , Assistant Professor (6) , Welcome Desk Assistant (6) , Adjunct Professor (5) , Adjunct Instructor (4) , Research Assistant (4) , Affiliated Faculty (3) , Associate Director (3) , Resident Assistant (3) , Actor/Performer (2) , Adjunct Faculty Member (2) , Application-Engineer (2) , Associate Professor (2)

What are the pros of working at Emerson College according to real employee reviews?

"Great people and community to work for." ((in 25 reviews)); "Emerson offers great benefits in a very unique environment with tons of resources for learning in a very welcoming community." ((in 16 reviews)); "friendly staff" ((in 10 reviews)); "They expect hard work and focus, but in return provide a professional yet comfortable work environment." ((in 9 reviews)); "Good work life balance and good people" ((in 7 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Emerson College according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay even for a nonprofit and higher education" ((in 17 reviews)); "Salary was low." ((in 8 reviews)); "Managers don’t know what they are doing" ((in 7 reviews)); "Bad leadership, especially HR that want to pay people as less as possible." ((in 5 reviews)); "Sometimes there is bad communication" ((in 5 reviews))

What are the top reviewed Emerson College locations?

Boston , Los Angeles , Salt Lake City , Chicago , Greensboro , Columbus , Redondo Beach , Santa Fe Springs , El Cajon , Fort Washington , United States Coast Guard - Air Station Sacramento

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Emerson College reviews

3.2

39% would recommend to a friend

(316 total reviews)

Jay Bernahardt

16% approve of CEO

21% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Culture & values

3.0

Compensation and benefits

2.4

Career opportunities

2.1

Senior management

Emerson College has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 316 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Emerson College employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).

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Reviews by job title

316 reviews

3.0

Jun 22, 2016

Staff are very underappreciated

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits are good, generous time off, students are creative and vibrant, co workers are smart and engaging. Great area to work in downtown.

Cons

Bad apples get to stay far too long. Administration doesn't appreciate/thank/value staff at all. Pay raises are stagnant and do not cover cost of living increases. Money gets funneled to avps and vps, worker bees get nothing except to watch more high level jobs get created.

4.0

Feb 9, 2015

Great place to get comfortable and do a lot of work, but bad bureaucracy.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

If you're a self-starter, you will go very, very far, as that is the primary means of job growth. There are a lot of opportunities to get more responsibility, more projects, and more knowledge. Very tightly-knit community of workers. The benefits are very good.

Cons

Very bureaucratic. Like most higher education environments, you must move mountains to get projects implemented, even if they make sense to everyone involved. There's very little top-down leadership, but there are a lot of tasks and projects handed down from the top with the expectation that they'll get done no matter the cost. Work-life balance can suffer because of this.

1.0

Feb 16, 2026

At the end of the day this is a buisness

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with awesome colleagues in various offices.

Cons

Everything else. Leadership is weak and ineffective. The priorities are either misaligned or a closely guarded secret that it creates low moral among staff. Business decisions are made at the expense of student support, and staff are left to pick up the pieces after leadership makes those decisions.

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Jobs at Emerson College

Emerson Stage Production Overhires

Box Office Shift Supervisor

Manager, Program Operations

Assistant Vice President, Student Experience

Affiliated (Part-Time) Faculty Member | Languages of the Stage | Department of Performing Arts

Boston, MA

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