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2024-25 Graduate and Doctoral Budgets

Graduate and doctoral budgets are eleven-month budgets, which reflects enrollment for the full academic year (fall, spring, and summer).

Graduate Doctoral
Budget Item Domestic International
Tuition $10,980 $16,560 $25,146
Fees $0 $0 $0
Food $4,213 $4,213 $4,213
Housing $16,918 $16,918 $16,918
Books, course materials, supplies and equipment $1,500 $1,500 $233
Transportation $1,760 $1,760 $1,760
Miscellaneous $2,376 $2,376 $2,376
Federal Student Loan Fees $216 N/A $216
COA Totals $37,963 $43,327 $50,862
  1. Tuition costs for domestic graduate students are 18 credit hours multiplied by $610 per credit hour.
  2. Tuition costs for domestic and international doctoral students are 18 credit hours multiplied by $1,397 per credit hour.
  3. Tuition costs for international graduate students are 18 credit hours multiplied by $920 per credit hour.
  4. Graduate and doctoral students residing off-campus receive a monthly food allowance of $383 for 11 months.
  5. Graduate and doctoral students residing off-campus receive a monthly housing allowance of $1,538 for 11 months.
  6. Graduate and doctoral students receive a weekly transportation allowance of $40 for 44 weeks.
  7. Graduate and doctoral students receive a weekly miscellaneous personal expenses allowance of $54 for 44 weeks.
  8. An average domestic graduate and doctoral student will incur approximately $216 in federal student loan fees.
  9. Direct charges (tuition, fees, and room and board) on a student’s account may differ from the total cost of attendance calculations. Financial aid administrators can adjust the cost of attendance allowances on a case-by-case basis. Documentation is necessary when making a cost of attendance allowance adjustment.
  10. Direct charges (tuition, fees, and room and board) on a student’s account may differ from the total cost of attendance calculations. Financial aid administrators can adjust the cost of attendance allowances on a case-by-case basis. Documentation is necessary when making a cost of attendance allowance adjustment.

2023-24 Graduate and Doctoral Budgets

Graduate and Doctoral budgets are 11-month budgets, which reflect enrollment in the fall and spring semesters, and summer session.

Graduate Doctoral
Budget Item Domestic International $25,146
Tuition $9,972 $16,128 $25,146
Books and Supplies $1,400 $1,400 $233
Living Expenses $20,515 $20,515 $20,515
Housing $16,445 $16,445 $16,445
Food $4,070 $4,070 $4,070
Miscellaneous/Transportation $4,048 $4,048 $4,048
Total $35,935 $42,091 $49,842

Notes

  1. Direct charges (tuition, room, and board) on a student’s account may differ from the total cost of attendance calculations depicted in the chart.
  2. Indirect costs (books/supplies, living expenses, miscellaneous, and transportation) are estimates and your actual costs may vary.
  3. A financial aid administrator may use professional judgment to adjust a student’s allowance on the cost of the attendance budget. You may need to submit documentation to receive a professional judgment decision.
  4. Domestic Graduate tuition reflects $554 per credit hour tuition charge for standard 18-credit hours enrollment. International Graduate tuition reflects $896 per credit hour tuition charge for standard 18-credit hours enrollment.
  5. Doctoral tuition reflects $1,397 per credit hour tuition charge for standard 18-credit hours enrollment.
  6. Doctoral books and supplies estimate are the cost of subscriptions to electronic services (such as periodicals, statistical packages, etc.).
  7. Graduate and Doctoral living expenses estimate are $1,865 per month cost for food and housing. $1,495 per month cost for housing and $370 per month for food based on 11 months.
  8. Graduate and Doctoral miscellaneous expenses are an estimate of $53 per week allowance (for 44 weeks) for person expenses such as clothing, personal items, laundry, entertainment, etc. An additional $39 per week allowance (for 44 weeks) is added to the student’s budget for transportation expenses.

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