Berklee College of Music (Berklee College of Music) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Boston, MA.
It offers 16 graduate programs - 12 Master's, 3 Post-bachelor's, 1 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $51,431.
A total of 820 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,369 students at Berklee College of Music. Berklee College of Music offers online graduate programs and 306 out of 820 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
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Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $51,431. It offers sixteen (16) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Berklee College of Music |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | 1140 Boylston St, Boston, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 840 students
306 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $51,431 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 16 Graduate Programs
12 Master's, 4 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Berklee College of Music
The following tables describe 2024-2025 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 $51,431 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,820.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $49,733 |
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| Fees | $1,698 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,820 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,085 |
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| Room & Board | $19,930 (On-Campus) / $20,830 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,623 (On-Campus) / $2,475 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $75,069 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $75,821 |
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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 | $44,408 | $47,047 | $48,355 | $49,934 | $51,431 |
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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's, 1 Post-Master's.
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 | 497 | - | 15 | - |
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| Men | 264 | - | 8 | - |
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| Women | 233 | - | 7 | - |
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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
Berklee College of Music graduate schools have a total of 840 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 448 male and 392 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 645 full-time and 195 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 306 students enrolled through online exclusively and 19 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 294 White, 63 Black, and 40 Asian students are attending at Berklee College of Music. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 840 |
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| Men | 448 |
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| Women | 392 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 840 |
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| Full-time Students | 645 |
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| Part-time Students | 195 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 840 |
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| Asian | 40 |
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| Black | 63 |
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| Hispanic | 78 |
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| White | 294 |
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| Two or more races | 26 |
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| Un-Known | 24 |
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Online Population
At Berklee College of Music graduate schools, 306 students enrolled online exclusively and 19 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 820 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 306 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 19 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 495 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 306 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 10 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 257 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 39 |
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