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The real 4-year cost of The New England Conservatory of Music in Massachusetts

Over the 15 years from 2008 to 2023, published tuition and required fees at The New England Conservatory of Music went from $33,325 to $58,550, an average of 3.9% a year.

20082027: history and projection

Published tuition + feesProjected (estimate)Likely rangeAxis trimmed to the data range
Published and projected tuition and fees by year
YearPublishedProjected estimateEstimate range
2008$33,325
2009$33,325
2010$34,925
2011$36,700
2012$38,455
2013$39,955
2014$41,405
2015$43,055
2016$44,755
2017$46,930
2018$48,750
2019$50,460
2020$52,440
2021$53,730
2022$55,910
2023$58,550$58,550
2024$60,848$60,138–$61,558
2025$63,236$61,769–$64,721
2026$65,718$63,444–$68,046
2027$68,298$65,165–$71,543

If you pay full sticker

Projected tuition + fees, entering fall 2026.

Year 1$65,718
Year 2$68,298
Year 3$70,979
Year 4$73,764
4-year total$278,759

Two aid scenarios

4-year out-of-pocket total.

$10,000/yr flat scholarship
$238,759
Flat aid doesn't grow, so it covers less each year.
50%-of-tuition scholarship
$143,593
Percentage aid keeps pace with tuition.

On-campus housing & meals

Room & board (housing plus the standard meal plan), on top of tuition.

Latest (2023)
$19,287/ yr
rising 4.6% / yr
Projected 4-year add-on
$94,635

Books & supplies typically add ~$1,200 a year (national median, not included).

Housing here is rising faster than tuition.

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Published figures for The New England Conservatory of Music from federal IPEDS data through 2023, free to download or embed with attribution. The embed stays current as the data updates.

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