Private nonprofit · Waltham, Massachusetts
Brandeis University: cost, debt and earnings by major
28 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $30,606
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 81%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 40%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,618
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,338
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $10,028 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $12,371 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $17,007 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $27,870 |
| $110,000+ | $50,519 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (22)
- Computer Science$123,460
- Business/Commerce, General$108,405
- Economics$95,872
- Mathematics$85,681
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$78,746
- Public Policy Analysis$75,580
- Political Science and Government$74,018
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$73,936
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies$73,256
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences$68,179
- Research and Experimental Psychology$67,838
- International/Globalization Studies$66,366
- Sociology$65,481
- English Language and Literature, General$62,291
- History$59,426
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$58,676
- Biology, General$58,384
- Anthropology$57,423
- Area Studies$54,306
- Philosophy$50,517 (1 yr)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$42,219 (1 yr)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$38,797 (1 yr)
Master's programs (5)
Doctoral programs (1)
- Public Policy Analysis$85,343 (1 yr)