Graduate Programs at Bentley University

Graduate School Overview

Bentley University (referred to as Bentley) is a Private, 4 years school located in Waltham, MA.

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1966 - Current).

Bentley Directory Information
School Name	Bentley University (Bentley)
Address	175 Forest St, Waltham, MA 02452-4705
Phone	781-891-2000
Web	https://www.bentley.edu
Online Application	https://www.bentley.edu/undergraduate
Financial Info	https://www.bentley.edu/offices/financial-assistance

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Bentley is $44,720 in average. The school has 1,034 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,165 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 60 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 28 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$44,720
Student Population	1,034
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	60 graduate programs (28 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Bentley is $44,720 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,810.

Bentley offers the alternative tuition plans.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$43,440
Required Fees	$0
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,810

Bentley offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	28 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	Study abroad Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Bentley University is $44,720. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 2.95% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$36,960	$540
2019-2020	$38,400	$780
2020-2021	$40,992	-
2021-2022	$42,200	-
2022-2023	$43,440	-
2023-2024	$44,720	-

The graduate school tuition & fees of Bentley is expensive compared to private graduate schools in Massachusetts. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Massachusetts graduate tuition is $19,952 (public) / $30,491 (private).

The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Bentley University	$44,720
All Graduate Schools	$16,068	$19,793
Public	$11,516	$20,721
Private	$19,916
Massachusetts Graduate Schools	$24,674	$28,339
Public	$14,118	$19,952
Private	$30,491

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $20,510 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Bentley.

On-campus living costs are increased by 2.91% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,510. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.91% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$16,320	$1,220	$16,320	$1,220
2019-2020	$16,960	$1,230	$16,960	$1,230
2020-2021	$17,620	$1,250	$17,620	$1,250
2021-2022	$18,130	$1,250	$18,130	$1,250
2022-2023	$18,660	$1,270	$18,660	$1,270
2023-2024	$19,200	$1,310	$19,200	$1,310

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,863 at Bentley University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 2.93% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,540
2019-2020	$1,600
2020-2021	$1,708
2021-2022	$1,758
2022-2023	$1,810
2023-2024	$1,863

Graduate Programs at Bentley

Bentley University offers 31 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 567 students have completed their study at Bentley University.

Offered Degrees at Bentley University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	11	10	523
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	2	0	7
Post Bachelor's Degree	3	3	0
Post Master's Degree	15	15	37
Total	31	28	567

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Bentley University by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Business Statistics program with 18 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 180 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Accounting program with 4 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Bentley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Statistics	✔	18	-
Organizational Leadership	✔	5	-
Project Management	✔	4	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	3	-
Information Technology	✔	3	-

Popular Master's Programs at Bentley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✔	180	$88,100
Business Statistics	✔	86	-
Finance	✔	67	$76,000
Human Computer Interaction	✔	42	$107,900
Financial Mathematics	✔	38	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Bentley University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Accounting	✕	4	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	3	-

Bentley University offers 31 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 567 students have completed their graduate studies.

523 students have earned/completed Master's program.
37 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	24 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	24	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	38 completers	-
Financial Mathematics	✔	38	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	42 completers	-
Human Computer Interaction	✔	42	$107,900
Business [+]	✔	419 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	180	$88,100
Research and Development Management	✕	-	-
Accounting	✔	37	$63,200
Business/Managerial Economics	✔	-	-
Finance	✔	67	$76,000
Business Statistics	✔	86	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	16	-
Taxation	✔	33	$72,600
	Total	523

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	3	-
Accounting	✕	4	-
	Total	7

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✔	-	-
Accounting	✔	-	$60,900
Taxation	✔	-	-
	Total	-

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	3 completers	-
Information Technology	✔	3	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✔ (1 completers)	-	-
Financial Mathematics	✔	-	-
Business [+]	✔	22 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✔	3	-
Accounting	✔	-	-
Business Statistics	✔	18	-
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	✔	-	-
Taxation	✔	1	-
	Total	37

Graduate Student Population at Bentley

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,034 students enrolled into Bentley University graduate schools where it has total 5,165 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 421 full-time and 613 part-time graduate students. By gender, 524 male and 510 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,034	524	510
Full-time	421	234	187
Part-tme	613	290	323

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 498 White (48.16%), 52 Black/African American (5.03%), 68 Hispanic (6.58%), 114 Asian (11.03%), and 302 students with other races. 242 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,034	524	510
American Indian/Native American	1	1	0
Asian	114	47	67
Black/African American	52	26	26
Hispanic	68	25	43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	498	274	224
Two More	19	10	9
Un-Known	39	14	25
Non-resident Alien	242	126	116

Bentley University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 151 graduate students (14.60% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 883 graduate students (85.40% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,034
Enrolled Online Exclusively	151
Enrolled Some Online Courses	883
Not in Online Courses	0

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Bentley University. 462 students are aged 20 to 24 (44.68% of total students), 4 students are aged below 20 (0.39%), 26 students are aged above 50 (2.51%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Bentley University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,034	524	510
Age 18-19	4	2	2
Age 20-21	137	86	51
Age 22-24	325	173	152
Age 25-29	258	127	131
Age 30-34	140	66	74
Age 35-39	70	31	39
Age 40-49	74	33	41
Age 50-64	26	6	20

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