2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Brown University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $67,006 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,054.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$65,656
Fees$1,350
Cost per Credit$2,054
Room & Board$16,598 (On-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,820 (On-Campus)
On-Campus Total$86,424
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$58,180$60,363$62,083$63,866$67,006

Graduate Program Overview

Brown University is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Providence, Rhode Island. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $67,006.
It offers 180 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameBrown University
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
AddressOne Prospect Street, Providence, RI
Graduate School Students3,347 students
148 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$67,006
Student to Faculty6:1 (16.67%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 180 Graduate Programs
88 Master's, 90 Doctorate, 2 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Brown University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 180 major areas - 88 Master's (1 online programs), 90 Doctorate , 2 Post-Bachelor'. 876 students have been conferred Master's degree and 437 students have received Doctorate degree last year.The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total8764371-
Men426226--
Women4502111-
Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical Scientist- - 1 NOT OFFERED
Clinical and Translational Science- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African Studies8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/United States Studies/Civilization14 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Slavic Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Studies2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Studies1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science102 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance2ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Bilingual and Multilingual Education- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Urban Education and Leadership16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher Education4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics Teacher Education5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher Education9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering76 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering29 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering17 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Portuguese Language and Literature2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics13 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology38 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Medicine- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience4 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics5 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics and Computer Science36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis14 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Museology/Museum Studies- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Science, Technology and Society34 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Sciences11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Science1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, General- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry6 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science8 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics35 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis93 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Archeology1 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International Development- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government7 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology10 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Playwriting and Screenwriting- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Acting11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Directing and Theatrical Production2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musicology and Ethnomusicology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Technology2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical Scientist40 - - NOT OFFERED
Clinical and Translational Science- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Public Health50 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine25 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Public Health/International Health3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services Administration12 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Aspects of Health2 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management51 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History3 - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Natural Resources and Conservation
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
American/United States Studies/Civilization- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
East Asian StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Near and Middle Eastern StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
South Asian StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Slavic Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
German Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Italian Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Latin American and Caribbean StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Communication and Journalism
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mass Communication/Media Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EducationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering Physics/Applied PhysicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Comparative Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
French Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Portuguese Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English Language and Literature
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biochemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiophysicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pathology/Experimental Pathology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Pharmacology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biostatistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational BiologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Epidemiology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Molecular Medicine- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Neuroscience- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Statistics
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Mathematics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computational MathematicsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Science, Technology and Society- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Ancient Studies/CivilizationNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human BiologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Philosophy and Religious Studies
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Religion/Religious Studies- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
AstronomyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Chemistry- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
GeochemistryNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geophysics and SeismologyNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Experimental Psychology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Services
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Anthropology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Archeology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Development Economics and International Development- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and AffairsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sociology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Urban Studies/AffairsNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art History, Criticism and Conservation- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Musicology and Ethnomusicology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Technology- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Medical Scientist- - - NOT OFFERED
Public Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Behavioral Aspects of Health- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Business
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial StudiesNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
History
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History- - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
MedicineNOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 10,696 students enrolled in Brown University including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.
In graduate school, 3,347 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 1,674 male and 1,673 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 3,174 full-time and 173 part-time students in graduate schools.
It offers online degree programs and 148 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 28 students are taking some online graduate courses.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total3,347
Men Students1,674
Women Students1,673
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total3,347
Full-time Students3,174
Part-time Students173
By race/ethnicity 1,092 White, 246 Black, and 355 Asian students are attending at Brown University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total3,347
American Indian /
Native American
9
Asian355
Black246
Hispanic278
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
3
White1,092
Two or more races130
Un-Known147
73 students are younger than 22 and 135 students are older than 65. The school has 2,708 students aged between 22 and 30 and 634 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total3,347
21 & Under73
22-241,244
25-291,464
30-34471
35-39163
40 & Over135
Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Brown University, 148 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 28 students are enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment3,550
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses148
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses28
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,374
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses148
Rhode Island Resident6
Other State In U.S.125
Outside of U.S.17

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