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 Name | The New School |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | New York, NY |
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| Graduate School Students | 2,593 students
53 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $44,423 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 63 Graduate Programs
41 Master's, 8 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates |
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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 |
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| Tuition | $43,067 |
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| Fees | $1,356 |
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| Cost per Credit | $2,156 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,446 |
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| Room & Board | $25,337 (On-Campus) / $26,365 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $2,952 (On-Campus) / $4,957 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $74,158 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $77,191 |
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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 | $47,642 | $49,136 | $51,232 | $53,018 | $44,423 |
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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's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 1,004 | 45 | 45 | - |
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| Men | 246 | 22 | 19 | - |
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| Women | 758 | 23 | 26 | - |
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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.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Creative Writing | 60 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 5 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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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
| Total | 2,593 |
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| Men | 801 |
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| Women | 1,792 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 2,593 |
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| Full-time Students | 2,307 |
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| Part-time Students | 286 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 2,593 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 1 |
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| Asian | 144 |
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| Black | 139 |
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| Hispanic | 186 |
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| White | 707 |
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| Two or more races | 67 |
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| Un-Known | 31 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 2,593 |
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| 21 & Under | 38 |
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| 22-24 | 794 |
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| 25-29 | 966 |
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| 30-34 | 337 |
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| 35-39 | 157 |
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| 40 & Over | 185 |
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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 Enrollment | 2,477 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 53 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 611 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 1,813 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 53 |
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| New York Resident | 21 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 27 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 5 |
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