Graduate Programs at Brandeis University

Graduate School Overview

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

The school is accredited by New England Commission of Higher Education (12/1/1953 - Current).

Brandeis Directory Information
School Name	Brandeis University (Brandeis)
Address	415 South St, Waltham, MA 02454-9110
Phone	781-736-2000
Web	https://www.brandeis.edu
Online Application	https://www.brandeis.edu/admissions/apply/index.html
Financial Info	https://www.brandeis.edu/student-financial-services

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Brandeis is $61,578 in average. The school has 1,894 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 5,581 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 110 graduate programs through Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research). Among them, 8 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$61,578
Student Population	1,894
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Research)
Number of Programs	110 graduate programs (8 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	10 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Brandeis is $61,578 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,722.

Brandeis offers the alternative tuition plansprepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan, including prepaid payment plan, tuition payment plan.

2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Tuition	$55,104
Required Fees	$120
Tuition per Credit Hour
Tuition	$1,722

Brandeis 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)	8 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Air Force) Study abroad Teacher certification
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 Brandeis University is $61,578. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 11.51% 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	$50,184	$88
2019-2020	$51,940	$120
2020-2021	$51,940	$120
2021-2022	$53,498	$120
2022-2023	$55,104	$120
2023-2024	$61,458	$120

The graduate school tuition & fees of Brandeis is very 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
Brandeis University	$61,578
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 $20,296 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Brandeis.

On-campus living costs are increased by 9.17% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,848. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.02% 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	$15,440	$1,500	$12,000	$1,500
2019-2020	$16,080	$1,500	$12,500	$1,500
2020-2021	$16,080	$1,500	$12,500	$1,500
2021-2022	$16,450	$1,500	$12,500	$1,500
2022-2023	$17,092	$1,500	$12,074	$1,500
2023-2024	$19,096	$1,200	$12,648	$1,200

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,920 at Brandeis University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 11.50% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,568
2019-2020	$1,623
2020-2021	$1,623
2021-2022	$1,672
2022-2023	$1,722
2023-2024	$1,920

Graduate Programs at Brandeis

Brandeis University offers 66 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, 764 students have completed their study at Brandeis University.

Offered Degrees at Brandeis University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	47	7	686
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship	18	0	77
Post Master's Degree	1	1	1
Total	66	8	764

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

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other) program with 1 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management program with 75 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Neuroscience program with 15 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Brandeis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✔	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Brandeis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	75	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✔	63	-
Management Science	✕	48	-
Health Policy Analysis	✕	43	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	40	$52,700

Popular Doctorate Programs at Brandeis University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Neuroscience	✕	15	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	12	-
Physics	✕	10	-
Chemistry	✕	8	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-

Brandeis University offers 66 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 764 students have completed their graduate studies.

686 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 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
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	✕	1	-
Women's Studies	✕	3	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔ (4 completers)	134 completers	-
Artificial Intelligence	✕	17	-
Computer Programming (other)	✔	4	-
Computer Science	✕	28	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✔	15	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✔	7	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✔	63	-
Education [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	12	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	7	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	12	-
Foreign Language Teacher Education	✕	3	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	✕	6	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	3 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	3	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	48 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	4	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	7	-
Human/Medical Genetics	✕	10	-
Bioinformatics	✔	10	-
Biotechnology	✕	3	-
Neuroscience	✕	14	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	6	-
Financial Mathematics	✕	34	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	39 completers	-
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	✕	15	-
International/Global Studies	✕	-	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	✕	24	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	-	-
Physics	✕	4	-
Psychology [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	13	-
Human Services [+]	✕	103 completers	-
Community Organization and Advocacy	✕	20	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	40	$52,700
Health Policy Analysis	✕	43	-
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	✕	-	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	7	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	40	-
Development Economics and International Development	✕	24	-
Political Science and Government (other)	✕	3	-
Sociology	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Music	✕	-	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	2	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	9 completers	-
Medical Informatics	✔	9	-
Business [+]	✔ (1 completers)	159 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	75	-
Project Management	✔	21	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	15	-
Management Science	✕	48	-
History [+]	✕	5 completers	-
History	✕	5	-
	Total	686

Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	-	-
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	✕	-	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	6 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	6	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Biochemistry	✕	5	-
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	✕	1	-
Neuroscience	✕	15	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	8	-
Physics	✕	10	-
Psychology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Experimental Psychology	✕	1	-
Human Services [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Public Policy Analysis	✕	12	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	-	-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	✕	5	-
Political Science and Government (other)	✕	1	-
Sociology	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	1	-
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	3 completers	-
History	✕	3	-
	Total	77

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✔	1 completers	-
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)	✔	1	-
	Total	1

Graduate Student Population at Brandeis

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 1,894 students enrolled into Brandeis University graduate schools where it has total 5,581 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,470 full-time and 424 part-time graduate students. By gender, 833 male and 1,061 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	1,894	833	1,061
Full-time	1,470	665	805
Part-tme	424	168	256

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

There are 663 White (35.01%), 89 Black/African American (4.70%), 102 Hispanic (5.39%), 139 Asian (7.34%), and 901 students with other races. 799 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,894	833	1,061
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	139	50	89
Black/African American	89	31	58
Hispanic	102	45	57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	663	264	399
Two More	31	8	23
Un-Known	68	29	39
Non-resident Alien	799	405	394

Brandeis University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 264 graduate students (13.94% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 245 graduate students (12.94% 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	1,894
Enrolled Online Exclusively	264
Enrolled Some Online Courses	245
Not in Online Courses	1,385

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Brandeis University. 621 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.79% of total students), 44 students are aged above 50 (2.32%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Brandeis University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,894	833	1,061
Age 20-21	21	5	16
Age 22-24	600	265	335
Age 25-29	657	293	364
Age 30-34	295	112	183
Age 35-39	152	76	76
Age 40-49	125	59	66
Age 50-64	42	21	21
Over 64	2	2	0

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