The student-faculty ratio at Berklee College of Music is 10:1, and the school has 90 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Berklee College of Music include: Visual and Performing Arts; Health Professions and Related Programs; Education; and Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
10:1
Total faculty
352 full time
578 part time
Minority
18% full time
19% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
0%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
-
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
Classes with fewer than 20 students90%
20-499.8%
50 or more0.2%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Computer literacy
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
-
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
-
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
52%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
60%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
68%
6-year graduation rate of international students
-
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
33
Post-master's certificates
-
Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
-
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
-
Doctoral degrees - other
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2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
-
Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
-
Graduates reporting bonuses
-
2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
-
Enlisted in the military
-
Enrolled in continuing education
-
Attended a graduate education program
-
Attended a graduate engineering program
-
Attended a graduate nursing program
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Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
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Seeking continuing education
-
No information provided by graduate
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Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Quincy Jones , 27-time Grammy-winning producer, Esperanza Spalding , 2011 Grammy Best New Artist, Howard Shore , 3-time Academy Award-winning film composer
Majors
General Information
Credits apply to multiple majors
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Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 95%
Health Professions and Related Programs 3%
Education 1%
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields 1%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Business Administration, Management and Operations$51,700
Visual and Performing Arts
Majors Offered at This School
Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services
Recording Arts Technology/Technician
Health Professions and Related Programs
Visual and Performing Arts
Brass Instruments
Conducting
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Diploma, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate
Combined-degree programs
Harvard AB/Berklee Master of Arts or Music
Student participation in special study options
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Teacher certificate program
Cooperative (work-study plan) program
Study abroad
Student-designed major
Student participation in special academic programs
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
No
Pre-professional programs
-
Cooperative education programs
-
Teacher certification is offered in
Early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary
Subject areas offering education certification
1
Counseling services offered
academic
career
personal
psychological
international students
Honors college 2018 enrollment
-
Honors program 2018 enrollment
-
Online bachelor's degree program offered
Yes
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
-
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
Yes
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
-
Student exchange programs offered with
-
Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
-
Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
