2024 Graduate 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 prospective students.The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,766.
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 03/01/2024)
2024 COATuition Trends
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
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Tuition & Fees$44,408$44,408$47,047$48,355$49,934

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 NameBerklee College of Music
TypeFour-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Address1140 Boylston St, Boston, MA
Graduate School Students766 students
306 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)$49,934
Student to Faculty10:1 (10.00%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 16 Graduate Programs
12 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total370-11-
Men209-6-
Women161-5-
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
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Teacher Education- NOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- NOT OFFERED 10 -
Music Theory and Composition- NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)36 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Teacher Education12 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Engineering Technology
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)83 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Musical Theatre9 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Performance102 NOT OFFERED - -
Music Theory and Composition2 NOT OFFERED - NOT OFFERED
Conducting4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Pedagogy16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Technology- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music (other)- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Management106 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Therapy/Therapist- NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Performance- NOT OFFERED - -

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 school, 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
Total766
Men Students412
Women Students354
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total766
Full-time Students639
Part-time Students127
By race/ethnicity 335 White, 59 Black, and 26 Asian students are attending at Berklee College of Music. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total766
American Indian /
Native American
1
Asian26
Black59
Hispanic69
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
2
White335
Two or more races26
Un-Known12
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 Enrollment783
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses306
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses54
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses423
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses306
Massachusetts Resident23
Other State In U.S.243
Outside of U.S.40


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