Student Accounts

Two Payment Choices:

• 1. Pay In Full For Each Semester

  Deadline: Remit full payment so that the student’s account balance (net of approved scholarship) is zero by January 3, 2023 for the Spring 2023 semester.

  How to submit your payment

  The Student Accounts Office accepts the forms of payment listed below. A drop box is available between room A-440 & A-441 for non-cash payments made after normal business hours of 9:00am – 5:00pm. (Note: this section is not applicable for payments made using the Cashnet payment plans.)

  1. Pay by Personal/Cashier’s Check or Money Order
  2. Pay by ACH/Wire Transfer/Electronic Payment or;
  3. Pay by Credit Card

  Details:

  1. Pay by Personal/Cashier’s Check or Money Order
     Make payable to “Manhattan School of Music”. Please include the student’s name and  MSM Student ID# in the Memo section of the check or money order. Mail payment to:

  Manhattan School of Music
  130 Claremont Avenue
  New York, NY 10027
  Attn: Student Accounts Office

  Please note: The written date on checks should be the same day that they are mailed or handed to the Student Accounts Office. If submitted checks are rejected by the bank, a $30 return fee will be applied to the student’s account. No personal checks will be accepted for the effected account for a period of one year.

  2.  Pay by ACH/Wire Transfer/Electronic Payment
  Please email the Student Accounts Office at bursar@msmnyc.edu to receive our bank information and other details about this payment option.  Please include the student name and Student ID Number in your email request.

  3.  Pay by Credit Card
  

  Manhattan School of Music is committed to providing students and their families a range of options for paying their educational expenses. Therefore, we are accepting credit card payments  in person or by telephone: 917.493.4464.

  All credit card payments will incur a nonrefundable processing fee of 3.5% in order for MSM to recover actual costs paid to its credit card service provider. This processing fee is not greater than the applicable Merchant Discount Rate for Mastercard Credit Card Transactions at the Merchant (MSM). (Mastercard Rule 5.11.2.3(2))

  We can accept credit cards under the following circumstances:

  • MasterCard, VISA and Discover will be accepted.
  • AMEX will be accepted.
  • Debit cards are not accepted in any form (our provider does not allow this option).

  The 3.5% processing fee will be applied to payment for any item that appears on your student bill including but not limited to tuition, fees, residence hall, and meal plan.

• 2. Make Monthly Payments Each Semester via CashNet

  You may pay your Precollege invoice in three- or four-monthly installments.

  In order to participate in either of these payment plans, you must first enroll through the CASHNet website using your six digit student ID number and MSM email address.

  The four-month or three-month payment plan is effective per semester and is administered and offered through CASHNet. It breaks down the costs for the entire Spring semester (net of expected approved scholarship).

  • Four-month installment plans run from January to April. A $35.00 enrollment fee and the first payment is due upon enrollment. Each subsequent payment is due on the first of the month.
  • Three-month installment plans run from January through March. A $35.00 enrollment fee and the first payment is due upon enrollment. Each subsequent payment is due on the first of the month.

  The deadline to enroll in a Spring 2023 CASHNet payment plan is January 4, 2023. Enrollment fee is $35 along with the first month payment. Method of payment – ACH (electronic fund transfer available in the US) only.

  A late fee will be applied to account if FULL payment or enrollment in a Spring 2023 CASHNet payment plan is not received by January 3, 2023.

  Payments can be submitted via ACH bank transfer or Credit Card (see below regarding credit card processing fee that will be charged). If you are currently enrolled in a payment plan using ACH bank transfer and need to change your payment method to credit card, you can switch at any time in the CASHNet payment portal.

  ACH Payments can only be made from a U.S. domestic bank (ex: HSBC, Citibank, etc.). All payments should be made as scheduled, as there are financial consequences for late and/or missed payments. Those financial consequences include late fees and termination of the payment plan. Should a student’s payment plan be withdrawn (terminated) for any reason,  full payment of the outstanding tuition balance for the semester will be due immediately to the Student Accounts Office. As always, if you are experiencing a change in your financial circumstances that affect your ability to pay, we recommend you to contact the Office of Student Accounts at your earliest convenience.

  Credit Card Processing Fee
  Manhattan School of Music is committed to providing students and their families a range of options for paying their educational expenses. Students will be charged a processing fee by Manhattan School of Music’s third-party credit card processing vendor when making credit card payments to their CASHNet plan. This change is being made to offset the costs associated with providing the convenience of online credit card payments.

  CASHNet, an independent third-party contractor, will charge a non-refundable processing fee based on the amount charged. Domestic credit card payments will incur a non-refundable processing fee of 2.75%, and international credit cards will incur a non-refundable processing fee of 4.25%. This processing fee is assessed by and paid to CASHNet; Manhattan School of Music does not receive any of this fee. The charge for the processing fee will appear separately from the payment on your card statement.

  NOTE:  A debit card with a credit card issuer logo will be processed as a credit card and incur the above processing fees. If you wish to make a payment from your bank account, utilize the ACH (Automated Clearing House) payment option to avoid the credit card processing fee.