Manhattan School of Music
New York, New York · Website
$26,878
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$26,878
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Manhattan School of Music is a private nonprofit 4-year college in New York, New York with 539 undergraduates and 532 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $51,754 a year (tuition and fees $57,050). It admits 41% of applicants and 78% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $26,878 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $26,994 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$51,754
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$57,050
US median $11,837
Admission rate
41%
US median 78%
Completion rate
78%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$26,994
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$26,878
Rank 4,353 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $51,754
- Tuition and fees
- $57,050
- Cost of attendance
- $77,703
- Students with a need-based grant
- 12%
- Students with federal loans
- 33%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $31,392
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $38,143
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $46,638
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $48,042
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $56,540
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,600 in 2015-16 to $57,050 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 41%
- Undergraduates
- 539
- Graduate students
- 532
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 6
- Completion rate
- 78%
- Retention rate
- 93%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 6
- Endowment
- $41.2M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,353 of 5,094 US colleges and 273 of 299 in New York (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | NY median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $51,754 | $17,682 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $57,050 | $13,810 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 41% | 73% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 78% | 64% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 93% | 79% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $26,994 | $15,250 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $18,815 | $38,937 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $26,878 | $47,733 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 66% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years.
Programs
6 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MusicMaster's | Master's | 233 | $69,402 | $18,441 | $40,812 | $48,285 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 89 | $26,994 | Withheld | $27,952 | $42,892 |
| MusicGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $26,596 | $29,400 | Withheld | - |
| MusicDoctoral | Doctoral | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $59,592 |
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Manhattan School of Music cost?
$51,754 a year is the average net price at Manhattan School of Music after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $57,050, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $77,703. Families earning under $30,000 pay $31,392 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Manhattan School of Music?
41% of applicants are admitted to Manhattan School of Music. The median admission rate of colleges in New York is 73%.
How much do Manhattan School of Music graduates earn?
$26,878 a year is the median pay of former Manhattan School of Music students who work, 10 years after they started ($18,815 after 6 years). That ranks 4,353 of 5,094 US colleges and 273 of 299 in New York. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor's) at $29,400.
How much student debt do Manhattan School of Music graduates have?
$26,994 is the median federal student loan debt of Manhattan School of Music graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 33% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Manhattan School of Music?
78% of first-time, full-time students at Manhattan School of Music finish within 6 years. 93% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Manhattan School of Music?
Music (233 master's graduates), Music (89 bachelor's graduates), Music (42 graduate certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.