Tuition

Master’s and Graduate Certificate Programs

Metro DC area student tuition $550 per credit hour |$1650 per course

Non-Metro DC area student tuition $500 per credit hour |$1500 per course

Early Bird Discount ($90 per credit hour)

Audit Student tuition $495 per class

  1. All programs are typically 3 credit hours

  2. A non-metro DC area student is one who lives over 50 miles from the Arlington campus

  3. An early bird discount will be given to eligible students who register and pay their account in full by July 15 for the Fall term. Those who register and pay their account in full by December 1 for the Winter intensive & Spring terms. And those who register and pay in full by April 15 for the Summer intensive. Audit students are not eligible for the early bird discount.

  4. Refund Policy: For non-Maryland students: those who drop a regular semester class by the second Friday of the regular semester will receive a full refund of the tuition paid by the student; those who withdraw by the fourth Friday of a regular semester will receive a 50% refund of the tuition paid by the student (see Academic Calendar for dates), and those who drop the class by the end of the first day of an intensive class will receive a full refund of the tuition paid by the student. The disposition of scholarship funding after a drop or withdrawal will be determined by the scholarship donor. For Maryland students, see the refund schedule in the Catalog for the refund policy mandated by the Code of Maryland Regulations.

Fees

Application Fee – Master’s Program   $100 

Graduation Fee     $150  

Transcript Fee (per copy)     $10  

Returned Check Fee     $30 

Late Payment Fee*   $50  

*An additional late payment fee of 1.5% will be added each month to unpaid accounts