Private nonprofit · Boston, Massachusetts
Berklee College of Music: cost, debt and earnings by major
11 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $47,587
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 73%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 44%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 7,468
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $25,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 5.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $42,991 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $34,945 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $32,977 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $45,303 |
| $110,000+ | $55,038 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (1)
- Music$34,014
Bachelor's programs (7)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$59,703
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$48,072 (1 yr)
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$48,069
- Computer Software and Media Applications$40,186
- Music$38,617
- Dance$35,702
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$30,651 (1 yr)
Master's programs (3)
- Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$57,202 (1 yr)
- Music$55,467
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$35,746 (1 yr)