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Berklee College of Music

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Location Boston, MA
Population 4,000,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 7,510
Men / Women 55% / 45%
White 40%
International 32%
Hispanic 14%
Black 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 5%
Native American 0%
From State 9%
From Region 10%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Arts 100%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $52,040
Est. Cost of Attendance $72,700
10-Year ROI $-110,000
ROI Percentile 1th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 89%
4-Year Graduation Rate 50%
6-Year Graduation Rate 67%
Transfer-Out Rate 6%

Weather

Comfortable Days 110 (71%)
Sunshine Hours 2,634 (56%)
Days Without Precipitation 239 (33%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 44%
Yield (Unbound) 42%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy blind

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Berklee College of Music 1,513 56% / 44% 27% $39,291 94%
Dance 28 7% / 93% 7% $19,056 1 95%
Directing and Theatrical Production 6 33% / 67% 0% $26,727 1
Electronic Production and Design 365 +44 68% / 32% 40% $39,382 4 100%
Music 254 +15 48% / 52% 24% $33,368 2 89%
Music Education 15 53% / 47% 20% $46,353 11
Music Management 186 +6 41% / 59% 26% $54,487 30 93%
Music Performance 193 +42 71% / 29% 30% $33,368 2 89%
Music Production and Engineering 175 +17 75% / 25% 22% $47,108 12 100%
Music Theory and Composition 205 +37 52% / 48% 22% $33,368 2 89%
Music Therapy 29 +2 17% / 83% 7% $52,706 25 95%
Musical Theatre 57 19% / 81% 4% $35,470 3