Graduate Programs | Bard College

2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Bard College with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $42,620 for prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,605.

Data source: IPEDS (integrated Postsecondary Education Dta System)

Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
	Amounts
Tuition	$41,770
Fees	$850
Cost per Credit	$1,605
Books & Supplies	$1,200
Room & Board	$18,040 (On-Campus) / $13,000 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses	$2,000 (On-Campus) / $2,000 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total	$63,860
Off-Campus Total	$58,820

Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023	2023-2024
Tuition & Fees	$37,484	$37,484	$38,399	$40,630	$42,620

Graduate Program Overview

Bard College is a four-years, private (not-for-profit) school located in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $42,620.

It offers ten (10) graduate programs.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School Name	Bard College
Type	Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address	Annandale Road, Annandale-On-Hudson, NY
Graduate School Students	420 students
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)	$42,620
Student to Faculty	9:1 (11.11%)
Number of Graduate Programs	Total 10 Graduate Programs 9 Master's, 1 Doctorate

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Bard College offers Masters, Doctorate graduate degree/certificate programs through 10 major areas - 9 Master's , 1 Doctorate . 147 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2 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's	Doctorate	Post-Bachelor's	Post-Master's
Total	147	2	-	-
Men	56	-	-	-
Women	91	2	-	-

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.

Natural Resources and Conservation

what is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Environmental Science	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Education

what is Education program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Secondary Education and Teaching	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Education	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Social Sciences

what is Social Sciences program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Economics	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	24	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Business Administration and Management	25	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

Program	Master's	Doctorate	Post-BS	Post-MS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	-	-	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Graduate Student Population

Total 2,591 students enrolled in Bard College including both undergraduate and graduate programs, with full-time and part-time status.

In graduate school, 420 students are enrolled to earn graduate degrees. By gender, it has 169 male and 251 female graduate students. By attending status, there are 332 full-time and 88 part-time students in graduate schools.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total	420
Men Students	169
Women Students	251

Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total	420
Full-time Students	332
Part-time Students	88

By race/ethnicity 225 White, 19 Black, and 18 Asian students are attending at Bard College. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total	420
American Indian / Native American	2
Asian	18
Black	19
Hispanic	46
White	225
Two or more races	15
Un-Known	8

Graduate School Tuition at Bard College