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Compare Berklee Online Tuition With Other Colleges to See Affordable, High-Quality Music Education Benefits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The most effective way to save money on a quality college education is to get your degree online. We recently commissioned a study to help us illustrate varying tuition costs, and the numbers are astonishing. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The study revealed that the average annual tuition at for-profit colleges is more than twice as expensive as Berklee Online. Yes, we know it sounds like we are tooting our own horn. We’re a music college though, we can’t be expected to just leave horns un-tooted, can we? And is it really tooting your own horn if it’s all true?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In our research, we discovered that even average annual tuition at other accredited non-profit online universities is roughly $11,000 more expensive than tuition for a year with Berklee Online! You might already know that Berklee Online\u2019s tuition is 64 percent less than on-campus tuition at Berklee\u2019s Boston campus, but the infographic below reveals a host of other benefits you might not<\/i> know about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Berklee Online is the world\u2019s biggest online music school\u2014more than 30,000 musicians from more than 140 countries\u2014but classes will never have more than 20 students per section. Our students also enjoy the same benefits as those who go to class at the college\u2019s Boston campus, including receiving instruction from the same world-renowned faculty, receiving guidance from Berklee-trained academic advisors, and the ability to walk at commencement. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out the infographic below!<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n
The most effective way to save money on a quality college education is to get your degree online.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":3719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,25,9564,9560],"tags":[61,72,1057,1092,1160],"class_list":["post-3718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-articles","category-berklee-online-news","category-features-articles","category-spotlight","tag-about","tag-affordability","tag-online-degree-benefits","tag-paying-for-college","tag-promo"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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