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Billing & Payments

2022–2023 Tuition and Fees

All tuition and fees are subject to revision by Northeastern University’s Board of Trustees. Rates are listed per credit hour unless otherwise noted. 

For information regarding tuition and fees for students studying at Canadian campuses, please click here.

 

Undergraduate Programs

Program Per Term
Full-Time $29,550
Per Summer I or Summer II Session $14,775
Per-credit Hour Rate (see overload and reduced load policy) $1,847
N.U.in Fall Semester Programs $37,750
NU Immerse Program $22,950
Foundation Year $19,780
Study Abroad (for additional information around costs and programs, visit the GEO website) $29,550
Dialogue of Civilizations (for additional information around costs and programs, visit the GEO website) $14,775
6th Year PharmD (effective summer term 2021) $15,395
6th Year Physical Therapy (effective summer term 2021) $13,395
Accelerated BSN $1,220 (per credit hour)
Fee Type Semester Summer Session
International Student Fee (one-time) $350
Residential Student Fee $32 $16
Student Activity Fee (per year) $148
Student Center Fee $70 $35
Student Recreation Fee $60 $35
Undergraduate Student Fee (in class or during study abroad) $310 $148
Semester in Silicon Valley Program Fee (D’Amore-McKim School of Business) $1,000
Oakland Student Activities (ASMC) Fee $100 $100
Oakland Campus Comprehensive Fee $636.50 $636.50
Oakland AC Transit Fee $71 $71

View fee descriptions

Graduate Programs

Please note, courses taken outside of your home college may be billed at the per credit rate of the college offering the course.

Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All graduate programs, excepting specific programs listed below. $1,752
MS Applied Behavior Analysis $1,340
DMSc Healthcare Leadership $1,000
DPT Physical Therapy—Postbaccalaureate Entry $19,165 (per semester, new entries effective January 2020)
DPT Physical Therapy—Postbaccalaureate Entry $19,625 (per semester)
DPT Physical Therapy, Sixth Year (effective summer 2014) $13,395 (per semester)
MS Health Informatics $1,350
MS Nursing—Direct Entry $21,034 (per semester)
MS Nursing (Online) $975
MS Physician Assistant Studies $17,835 (per semester, new entries effective fall 2022)
MS Physician Assistant Studies $17,500 (per semester, continuing students enrolled before fall 2022)
Direct Entry Doctor of Pharmacy $29,550 (per semester)
Direct Entry Doctor of Pharmacy, Clinical $15,395 (per semester)
Direct Entry Doctor of Pharmacy, Sixth Year (effective summer term 2014) $15,395 (per semester)
MS Speech-Language Pathology $1,735
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All graduate programs $1,804
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All graduate programs $1,740
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All graduate programs, excepting specific programs listed below. $817
DLP Law and Policy (self-paced, 69 QH program; new students as of 7/1/20) $1,017
Executive DLP Law and Policy (students entering prior to 7/1/19) $2,132
Executive DLP Law and Policy (69 QH program; new students as of 7/1/20) $1,482
EdD Education $969
MEd Education; MAT Teaching (excluding MEd Higher Education Administration) $671
MPS Analytics; MS Commerce and Economic Development; MPS Applied Machine Intelligence $923 (students entering before 7/1/20)
$977 (students entering 7/1/20–6/30/21)
$1,014 (students entering 7/1/21–6/30/22)
$1,073 (students entering 7/1/22–6/30/23)
MPS Informatics and MPS Digital Media $897 (students entering before 7/1/20)
$948 (students entering 7/1/20–6/30/21)
$985 (students entering 7/1/21–6/30/22)
$1,042 (students entering 7/1/22–6/30/23)
MS Project Management $817 (students entering before 7/1/22)
$864 (students entering 7/1/22–6/30/23)
MS Global Studies and International Relations; MS Regulatory Affairs; MSTC Technical Communication $840
MEd Higher Education Administration $738
Master’s-level graduate courses for personal and professional enrichment (nondegree) $817
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All graduate programs, excepting specific programs listed below. $1,730
MS Biotechnology—Experiential $1,451
MS Environmental Science and Policy $1,700
MS Marine Biology $1,490
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All graduate programs, excepting specific programs listed below. $1,300
MS Criminology and Criminal Justice $1,011
MS Economics $1,433
MPA Public Administration $952
MPP Public Policy $946
MS Security and Resilience Studies $1,400
MA English $1,275
MA History $1,275
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
D’Amore-McKim School of Business graduate programs, except specific programs listed below. $1,695
MBA Business Administration—Full-Time (fees*) $3,100 (billed in two installments of $1,550: fall and spring of year 1)
MBA Business Administration—Part-Time (fees*) $100 per enrolled term
MBA Online $900
MSAMBA Accounting and Business Administration (tuition rate) $72,150 (for program)
MSAMBA Accounting and Business Administration (fees*) $1,600 (billed in two installments of $800 fall and spring)
MSF Finance (fees*) $1,600 (billed in two installments of $800 fall and spring)
MS Business Analytics (fees*) $1,600 (billed in two installments of $800 fall and spring)
MS International Management (fees*) $1,600 (billed in two installments of $800 fall and spring)
MS Management (fees*) $1,600 (billed in two installments of $800 fall and spring)
MS Management: Mayo Clinic Partner programs $800
MS Quantitative Finance (fees*) $1,600 (billed in two installments of $800 fall and spring)
Online Graduate Certificate in Business Administration $900

*In addition to tuition, program fees are billed to students’ accounts on the schedules listed above.

Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All graduate programs, excepting specific programs listed below. $1,667
MS Cybersecurity $1,570
MS Data Science $1,732
Graduate Certificate Data Analytics $1,732
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
All programs, excepting specific programs listed below. $58,648 (per academic year)
JD Law, Part-Time Option (FlexJD) $43,980 (per academic year)
LLM Law (On Ground) $58,648 (per academic year)
LLM Law—Online $1,400
MLS Legal Studies—Online $1,094
MS Media Advocacy (interdisciplinary program with CAMD) (Please see College of Arts, Media and Design above)
Graduate certificates, Online $1,094
Graduate Program Cost per Credit Hour
Master’s or doctoral continuation fee (flat rate) Equivalent to the college per-credit-hour rate listed above
Dissertation (flat rate) Equivalent to 1.5 times the college per-credit-hour rate listed above

Visit Fee Descriptions for more details.

Item Fee
Student Center Fee (per term, Boston campus only) $70, full-time
$10, part-time
College of Professional Studies Student Center Fee (per quarter, Boston campus only) $8.25
Graduate Student Recreation Fee (per term) $60, full-time
$30, part-time
College of Professional Studies Student Recreation Fee (per quarter, Boston campus only) $18
Student Activities Fee (per term, Boston campus only) $17
Residential Student Fee (per term) $32
Health and Counseling Fee $225
Health Plan Fee (yearly, optional)
Parking (per semester, optional)
International Student Fee (one-time fee) $350

Bachelor’s Completion Programs

Program Per Credit Hour
Undergraduate Courses (on-campus and online) $541
Lab Courses (science labs and writing labs) $781

For a complete list of tuition rates for College of Professional Studies Bachelor’s Completion programs, please visit the College of Professional Studies website.

Please note, courses taken outside of your home college may be billed at the per credit rate of the college offering the course.

Fee Type
International CPS Fee (undergraduate, graduate, or certificate programs) $350 (one-time)
International Student Fee (moving from non-degree to degree program) $350 (one-time)
Undergraduate Student Center Fee (Boston campus only) $11 (per term)
Undergraduate Student Recreation Fee $18 (per term)

Other

Fee Type One-Time
Undergraduate Day Admissions Application $75
Graduate Programs Visit the Graduate Programs website

Late fees can be placed on accounts any time after the due date, if the account remains fully or partially unpaid. The university typically waits, however, until after the conclusion of the add/drop period, for the specified semester, prior to assessment of late fees. These fees are based on the amount past due at the time of assessment, and can range from $75 to $200. Late fees are assessed once per semester.

If a student or payer wishes to dispute a late fee assessment, they must do so in writing, to [email protected]. Please be sure to include the student’s name, NU ID, and reason for the dispute in the email.

Fee Type Semester
Late Fee $75—$200
Returned Check Fee/Stop Payment $25
Fee Type Annual
Health Plan Fee (Undergraduate Day and Law) $2,499
Health Plan Fee (CPS and Graduate Programs)
*Students are also charged the University Health and Counseling Fee
$2,499
University Health and Counseling Center Fee (CPS and Graduate) $225

For additional information regarding the Northeastern University Student Health Plan (NUSHP), including a complete list of rates for the academic year, visit the NUSHP website.