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Berklee College of Music
Boston, MA · Private (nonprofit) · 7,468 students · mostly bachelor degrees
117th-cheapest of 117 Massachusetts colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$49,465
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$72,700
Graduation rate
67%
Admission rate
44%
Median graduate earnings
$33,647
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Pell grant recipients
16%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
22 programsArts, Entertainment, and Media Management, Other · Bachelor's Degree154 grads/yr$59,703Music Technology · Master's Degree145 grads/yr$55,467Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other · Bachelor's Degree215 grads/yr$48,069Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Bachelor's Degree440 grads/yr$40,186Music Technology · Bachelor's Degree625 grads/yr$38,617Visual and Performing Arts, Other · Bachelor's Degree$37,117Dance, Other · Bachelor's Degree36 grads/yr$35,702Music Technology · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma23 grads/yr$34,014
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.