Full-Time Programs
2023 - 2024
Bachelor of Music, Undergraduate Diploma
Tuition |
$56,780 |
Master of Music, Doctor of Musical Arts, Graduate Diploma, Artist Diploma
Tuition Housing & Food (estimated)§ |
$56,780 $18,520 |
1-Year Graduate Certificate
Tuition Housing & Food (estimated)§ |
$45,420 $18,520 |
3-Year Undergraduate Diploma
Tuition Housing & Food (estimated)§ |
TBD $18,520 |
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ǂ Standard double room on-campus housing rate. Please see additional On-Campus Housing information below.
§ Graduate students living off-campus should budget for this estimated amount for housing, utilities, and food.
Other Tuition & Fees
2023 - 2024
Dual-Degree Programs
Portion of full-time tuition billed by NEC:
Harvard/NEC |
$11,090 |
Tufts/NEC | NEC does not bill Tufts/NEC students directly; all payments and financial aid flow through Tufts |
Part-Time Tuition
All students are expected to be full-time. Part-time status is only granted after students have met their full-time residency requirement and only with permission from the Dean of Students.
Part-time studio (per semester) | $13,820 |
Undergraduate class credit/semester credit hour | $1,820 |
Graduate class credit/semester credit hour | $3,645 |
On-Campus Housing
All Bachelor of Music and Undergraduate Diploma students are required to live in the campus Residence Hall for their first four semesters of enrollment at NEC. Limited residence hall spaces are usually available for 3rd- and 4th-year undergraduates and graduate students.
On-campus housing rates
2023-2024 academic year room and board rates per student
Room Double Occupancy |
$12,850 |
Single Occupancy | $17,890 |
Suite Occupancy | $14,560 |
Board Standard meal plan |
$6,437 |
Please view the sample room layouts and floor plans to learn more.