Graduate Programs & Tuition at The New School

The New School (The New School) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in New York, NY.

It offers 63 graduate programs - 41 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 12 Post-bachelor's, and 2 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $44,423.

A total of 2,477 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,068 students at The New School. The New School offers online graduate programs and 53 out of 2,477 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $44,423. It offers sixty-three (63) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NameThe New School
TypeFour-year, Private (not-for-profit)
AddressNew York, NY
Graduate School Students2,593 students
53 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2024-2025)$44,423
Student to Faculty9:1 (11.11%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 63 Graduate Programs
41 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates

2025 Graduate Program Tuition at The New School

The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at The New School with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $44,423 for prospective students.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $2,156.

2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$43,067
Fees$1,356
Cost per Credit$2,156
Books & Supplies$1,446
Room & Board$25,337 (On-Campus) / $26,365 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,952 (On-Campus) / $4,957 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$74,158
Off-Campus Total$77,191
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
2020-20212021-20222022-20232023-20242024-2025
Tuition & Fees$47,642$49,136$51,232$53,018$44,423

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

The New School offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 63 major areas - 41 Master's (1 online programs), 8 Doctorate, 12 Post-Bachelor's (1 online programs), 2 Post-Master's. 1,004 students have been conferred Master's degree and 45 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
Total1,0044545-
Men2462219-
Women7582326-

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.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Women's StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Sustainability Studies NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Documentary ProductionNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance NOT OFFER 11
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Conducting NOT OFFER 2 NOT OFFER
Keyboard Instruments NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Voice and Opera NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
Stringed Instruments NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational Leadership NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia92 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design83 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Creative Writing60 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies15 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and Theory117 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sustainability Studies17 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Psychology50 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis (other)8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cultural Anthropology10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Relations and Affairs24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Urban Studies/Affairs NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Industrial and Product Design26 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fashion/Apparel Design16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Interior Design22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Design and Applied Arts (other)12 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Playwriting and Screenwriting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Acting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Directing and Theatrical Production NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Photography16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts14 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art History, Criticism and Conservation36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance45 NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Conducting NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Keyboard Instruments36 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Voice and Opera16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Stringed Instruments NOT OFFER
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management6 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational Leadership1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (other)160ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance NOT OFFER
Stringed Instruments NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Clinical PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Policy Analysis (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Cultural Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

The New School graduate schools have a total of 2,593 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 801 male and 1,792 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 2,307 full-time and 286 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 53 students enrolled through online exclusively and 611 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 707 White, 139 Black, and 144 Asian students are attending at The New School. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

38 grad students are younger than 22 and 185 students are older than 65. It has 1,760 students aged between 22 and 30 and 494 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total2,593
Men801
Women1,792
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total2,593
Full-time Students2,307
Part-time Students286
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total2,593
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian144
Black139
Hispanic186
White707
Two or more races67
Un-Known31
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total2,593
21 & Under38
22-24794
25-29966
30-34337
35-39157
40 & Over185

Online Population

At The New School graduate schools, 53 students enrolled online exclusively and 611 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment2,477
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses53
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses611
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses1,813
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses53
New York Resident21
Other State In U.S.27
Outside of U.S.5
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