Graduate School Tuition at Berklee College of Music

Berklee College of Music is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boston, MA. It offers 16 graduate programs - 12 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's, and 1 Post-master's. The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $49,934 for all graduate students. A total of 783 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,282 students at Berklee College of Music.

Berklee College of Music offers online graduate programs and 306 out of 783 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

You can find Berklee College of Music's health profession programs at health professions information page.

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Graduate Program Overview

Berklee College of Music is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boston, Massachusetts. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $49,934. It offers sixteen (16) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Berklee College of Music
Type	four-years, private (not-for-profit)
Address	1140 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Graduate School Students	766 students 306 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$49,934
Student to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Offered Graduate Programs	Total 16 Graduate Programs 12 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Berklee College of Music with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs.

The tuition & fees is $49,934 for all students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,766.

2024 Tuition & Fees

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$48,277
Fees	$1,657
Cost per Credit	$1,766
Books & Supplies	$1,085
Room & Board	$19,440 (On-Campus) / $19,440 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,623 (On-Campus) / $2,475 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$73,082
Off-Campus Total	$72,934

Tuition Trends

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2019-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$44,408	$44,408	$47,047	$48,355	$49,934

Graduate Programs By Area of Study

Berklee College of Music offers Masters, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 16 major areas - 12 Master's , 3 Post-Bachelor', 1 Post-Master'.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	370	-	11	-
Men	209	-	6	-
Women	161	-	5	-

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.

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Teacher Education		NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance		NOT OFFERED	10
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Theory and Composition		NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Teacher Education	12	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	83	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Musical Theatre	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Performance	102	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Theory and Composition	2	NOT OFFERED		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Conducting	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Pedagogy	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Technology		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music (other)		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-
Music Management	106	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Therapy/Therapist		NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Music Performance		NOT OFFERED
Salary After Completing	-	-	-

Graduate Student Population

Total 7,943 students enrolled in Berklee College of Music including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status. In graduate schools, 766 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees.

By gender, it has 412 male and 354 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 639 full-time and 127 part-time students in graduate schools.

It offers online degree programs and 306 students enrolled to earn their graduate degree through online exclusively and 54 students are taking some online graduate courses.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
	Total	Full-time	Part-time
Total	766	639	127
Men Students	412	329	83
Women Students	354	310	44

By race/ethnicity 335 White, 59 Black, and 26 Asian students are attending at Berklee College of Music. The detailed graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
	Total	Men	Women
Total	766	412	354
American Indian or Native American	1	0	1
Asian	11	15	59
Black	59	35	24
Hispanic	69	38	31
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	2	0	2
White	335	194	141
Tow or More Races	26	11	15
Race Unknown	12	8	4

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field.

At Berklee College of Music, 306 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 54 students are enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	783
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	306
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	54
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	423

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	306
Massachusetts Resident	23
Other State In U.S.	243
Outside of U.S.	40

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