Tufts University (Tufts) is a four-year, private (not-for-profit) school located in Medford, MA.
It offers 154 graduate programs - 73 Master's, 40 Doctorate, 32 Post-bachelor's, and 9 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $50,798.
A total of 6,473 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 13,599 students at Tufts. Tufts offers online graduate programs and 466 out of 6,473 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
Tufts have a medical school and you can discover its admission and tuition information at School of Medicine. In addition, you can find Tufts's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $50,798. It offers 154 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Tufts University |
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| Type | Four-year, Private (not-for-profit) |
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| Address | Medford, MA |
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| Graduate School Students | 6,397 students
466 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | $50,798 |
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| Student to Faculty | 10:1 (10.00%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 154 Graduate Programs
73 Master's, 40 Doctorate, 41 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Tufts University
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Tufts University with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. The tuition & fees is $50,798 for prospective students.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $1,652.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| Amounts |
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| Tuition | $49,574 |
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| Fees | $1,224 |
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| Cost per Credit | $1,652 |
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| Books & Supplies | $1,000 |
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| Room & Board | $18,588 (On-Campus) / $18,588 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $1,796 (On-Campus) / $1,796 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $72,182 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $72,182 |
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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 | $55,168 | $55,216 | $55,280 | $49,476 | $50,798 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Tufts University offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 154 major areas - 73 Master's (3 online programs), 40 Doctorate, 32 Post-Bachelor's (9 online programs), 9 Post-Master's. 1,383 students have been conferred Master's degree and 778 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 | 1,383 | 778 | 153 | 56 |
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| Men | 521 | 267 | 53 | 26 |
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| Women | 862 | 511 | 100 | 30 |
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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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| General Studies | NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
4ONLINE |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Philosophy | 12 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 3 |
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NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Tufts graduate schools have a total of 6,397 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 2,436 male and 3,961 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 5,268 full-time and 1,129 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 466 students enrolled through online exclusively and 724 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 2,891 White, 406 Black, and 928 Asian students are attending at Tufts University. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
77 grad students are younger than 22 and 312 students are older than 65. It has 4,950 students aged between 22 and 30 and 1,134 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 6,397 |
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| Men | 2,436 |
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| Women | 3,961 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 6,397 |
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| Full-time Students | 5,268 |
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| Part-time Students | 1,129 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 6,397 |
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American Indian /
Native American | 7 |
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| Asian | 928 |
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| Black | 406 |
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| Hispanic | 575 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 5 |
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| White | 2,891 |
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| Two or more races | 249 |
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| Un-Known | 233 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 6,397 |
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| 21 & Under | 77 |
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| 22-24 | 2,259 |
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| 25-29 | 2,691 |
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| 30-34 | 850 |
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| 35-39 | 284 |
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| 40 & Over | 312 |
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Online Population
At Tufts University graduate schools, 466 students enrolled online exclusively and 724 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 6,473 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 466 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 724 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 5,283 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 466 |
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| Massachusetts Resident | 181 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 271 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 14 |
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