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Tuition and Fees

Tuition and Fees from July 2010 through June 2011

Harvard School of Public Health Tuition and Fee Schedule July 2010 - June 2011 (All but HCM SM1 Program)

Per Credit Assessment (full-time and part-time (1) MPH, SM1, SM2, SM60, and summer matriculation students only)

$876 per credit

Full-time tuition for one - year master's degree students (42.5 credits required)

$37,230 per year
Full-time tuition for two-year master's degree students (40 credits per year required) $35,040 per year
Tuition for full-time resident doctoral students
(40 credits per year required)
Full-time, years 1 and 2 $35,040 per year
Full-time reduced, year 3 $17,520 per year
Facilities fee, year 4 to dissertation defense $4,380 per year
Dissertation defense fee $1,933 final semester
Tuition for part-time resident doctoral students (1)
Years 1-4 $17,520 per year
Years 5 and 6 $8,760 per year
Facilities fee, year 7 to thesis defense $4,380 per year
Dissertation defense fee $1,933 final semester
Tuition for non-resident doctoral students  $2,422 per year
Dissertation defense fee
(Tuition adjusted to this rate the semester the dissertation is defended, submitted, and voted by the faculty and corporation.)
$1,933 final semester
Summer matriculation (2010)
Includes HSPH summer courses, Summer Institute, Clinical Effectiveness, Summer SM in Epidemiology, and doctoral 5-credit research.
$876 per credit
Registration fee
Summer, Spring and Fall
$125 per semester
Academic Records fee
One time fee

$10

HUSHP Supplemental Insurance coverage (Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Hospital/Specialty and Medco Prescription Drug coverage) (2)
Charged to every resident and full-time non-resident student. Full- and part-time students may waive this fee and this coverage if on-line waiver form is completed prior to August 31st for fall, and February 28th for Spring proving comparable coverage by U.S.-based insurance carrier.
$1,788 per year
HUSHP Basic Insurance (formerly called University Health Services Fee/UHS)
Compulsory for all resident students taking more than 10 credits per semester. Part-time students taking 10 credits or less may waive this fee and this coverage if on-line waiver form is completed prior to August 31st for fall, and February 28th for Spring.
$1,166 per year
Leave of absence status fee/active file status fee
Students petition for this status prior to start of semester and may not be making degree progress.
$125 per semester
Late registration fee $80


Notes
1 - Please refer to information in HSPH Student Handbook on part-time matriculation including minimum tuition, loan eligibility, deferring prior loans and billing procedure for part-time students.
2 -Family/spousal health insurance is available to all students at a coverage fee of $7,242 for a student and spouse; $5,194 student and child; $9,482 for a student, spouse and child; and $10,606 for a student, spouse and children.  These fees include both Blue Cross/Blue Shield Insurance and the University Health Services Fee (combined).