Financial Information

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)—Sonic Arts (Full-Time = 12-18 credits)

  • New York State residents full-time tuition and fees per semester: $10,657

    • Tuition: $5,545

    • Academic Excellence Fee: $5,022

  • Nonresidents and international students tuition and fees per semester: $15,282†

    • Tuition: $10,260 ($855 per credit)†

    • Academic Excellence Fee: $5,022

†Based on enrollment in 12 credits only. 

Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A)—Sonic Arts (Part-Time)

(There is no minimum number of credits per semester that a student must take while in the program.)

  • New York State Residents Tuition and Fees: $470 per credit

    • Academic Excellence Fee (9–11 credits) $3,767

    • Academic Excellence Fee (fewer than 9 credits) $2,511

  • Nonresidents and International Students: $855 per credit

    • Academic Excellence Fee (9–11 credits) $3,767

    • Academic Excellence Fee (fewer than 9 credits) $2,511

Note: Master of Music students enrolled in M.F.A. in Sonic Arts or M.F.A. in Media Scoring courses will be assessed an Academic Excellence Fee of $1,175 per course enrolled.

Note: Summer M.F.A. in Cinema Arts, Media Scoring, and/or Sonic Arts courses will be assessed an Academic Excellence Fee of $1,175 per course enrolled.

Note: M.F.A. students should expect to incur production and related costs over and above facilities and equipment that are reasonably provided by the school.

Additional Student Fees

Students pay fees for each term in which they enroll.

  • Student Activity Fee: $74.25. This includes fees for:

    • Student Center: $32.50

    • Early Childhood Center: $5

    • Student Government: $10

    • Other Central Depository: $6.75

    • Health Clinic: $20

  • University Student Senate Fee (USS): $1.45

  • CUNY Consolidated Services Fee: $15

  • Technology Fee

    • Part-time students: $62.50

    • Full-time students: $125

  • Excess Contact Hours

    • New York State Residents: $65

    • Nonresident and International Students: $85

  • Late Registration: $25

  • Change of Program (only where permissible): $18

  • Maintenance of Matriculation

    • New York State Residents (only where permissible): $225

    • Nonresident and International Students (only where permissible): $370

NOTE: Students who admit to the program as US citizens or residents but as “out of state” students may change their status to become New York State residents after nine months, with proper documentation, to then pay in-state tuition rates.

Please see this spreadsheet (Note multiple tabs) for a breakdown of costs per credit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RmozhAyXJVXNems1-sFoE4HwAP2nlrkZPdFGaoWCxe8/edit?usp=sharing