As his career as a pianist continued to gain momentum, Goldberg decided to pursue a long-held ambition to continue exploring themes from his senior thesis and obtain a master's degree in philosophy. In 2005, he enrolled in a master's program at Tufts University, located in Medford, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Living in New York, Goldberg commuted to Boston for classes, and juggled performances with Marsalis, Rosenwinkel, and his own band in New York and elsewhere. He earned a master's degree in Analytic Philosophy in 2010, with Daniel Dennett serving as his academic adviser, and began once again to focus strictly on music. He released a new album, "Home", in 2010, and "Bienestan", a collaboration with Argentinian composer Guillermo Klein, in 2012. "Yes!", an album he recorded with Omer Avital and Ali Jackson was also released in 2012.