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 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $49,934.

A total of 783 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,282 students at Berklee College of Music. Berklee College of Music offers online graduate programs and 306 out of 783 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.

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Graduate Program Overview

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-year, 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

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Berklee College of Music

The following tables 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 $1,768.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
Amounts
Tuition$48,277
Fees$1,657
Cost per Credit$1,768
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

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'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total505-16-
Men267-4-
Women238-12-

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'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer Software and Media Applications (other)189 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Teacher Education10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Musical Theatre NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Performance106 NOT OFFER
Music Theory and Composition NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Conducting2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Pedagogy13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Music Management89 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Music Therapy/Therapist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Berklee College of Music graduate schools have a total of 766 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 412 male and 354 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 639 full-time and 127 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 306 students enrolled through online exclusively and 54 students are taking some online graduate courses.

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 Gender Distribution
Total766
Men412
Women354
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total766
Full-time Students639
Part-time Students127
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

Online Population

At Berklee College of Music graduate schools, 306 students enrolled online exclusively and 54 students 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