Bentley University (Bentley) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Waltham, MA.
It offers 34 graduate programs - 14 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 2 Post-bachelor's, and 15 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $46,920.
A total of 807 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 5,333 students at Bentley. Bentley offers online graduate programs and 82 out of 807 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $46,920. It offers thirty-four (34) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Bentley University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 175 Forest St, Waltham, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 914 students
82 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $46,920 |
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| Student to Faculty | 12:1 (8.33%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 34 Graduate Programs
14 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 17 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Bentley University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Bentley University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $46,920 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,955.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $46,920 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,955 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,200 |
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| Room & Board | $20,140 (On-Campus) / $20,140 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,500 (On-Campus) / $1,500 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $69,760 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $69,760 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| Tuition & Fees | $40,992 | $42,200 | $43,440 | $44,720 | $46,920 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Bentley University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 34 major areas - 14 Master's (13 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 2 Post-Bachelor's, 15 Post-Master's (15 online programs). 436 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 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 |
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| Total | 436 | 3 | - | 1 |
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| Men | 238 | 1 | - | 1 |
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| Women | 198 | 2 | - | - |
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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.
Graduate Student Population
Bentley graduate schools have a total of 914 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 453 male and 461 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 387 full-time and 527 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 82 students enrolled through online exclusively and 725 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 430 White, 41 Black, and 95 Asian students are attending at Bentley University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
12 grad students are younger than 22 and 118 students are older than 65. It has 506 students aged between 22 and 30 and 171 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 914 |
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| Men | 453 |
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| Women | 461 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 914 |
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| Full-time Students | 387 |
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| Part-time Students | 527 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 914 |
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| Asian | 95 |
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| Black | 41 |
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| Hispanic | 55 |
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| White | 430 |
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| Two or more races | 21 |
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| Un-Known | 86 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 914 |
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| 21 & Under | 12 |
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| 22-24 | 305 |
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| 25-29 | 201 |
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| 30-34 | 117 |
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| 35-39 | 54 |
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| 40 & Over | 118 |
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Online Population
At Bentley University graduate schools, 82 students enrolled online exclusively and 725 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 807 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 82 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 725 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 0 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 82 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 31 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 48 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 3 |
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