Tuition and Aid

Each course requires materials such as textbooks, course packs, journals, and publications. The average cost for materials per course is $100.

Students may have their tuition billed to a third-party sponsor, such as their employer. Third parties cannot be billed directly if payment is conditional (contingent on grades, for example). Find more information here.

Find our extended payment plan forms here.

$507 one-time graduate entering fee

$500 non-refundable deposit is required when you confirm acceptance to the program and will be applied to the first semester bill

*Note: Deposits are not required for current UMass Amherst undergraduate students.

$75 registration fee per semester (fall, winter, spring, summer)

$80 graduate senate tax per semester (fall and spring) 

$428 student health fee per semester 

$925 (1-credit) fee for students pursing the Field Experience Concentration

Students are welcome to pursue on-campus, part-time employment. Graduate assistantships may be available from other on-campus departments, but will not cover tuition and fees.

Students interested in federal financial aid must submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Include federal school code 002221 under School Selection. UMass Amherst offers additional financial support information, including on how to apply for a Graduate PLUS loan, through the Financial Aid Office.

UMass Amherst is committed to providing support and assistance to military students, veterans, and their families. If you are on active duty or are a veteran and you wish to use your military benefits to pay for your educational expenses, please contact the Veteran Services Office as soon as possible

Find more information on the benefits Isenberg offers our military students here including a discount on online programs, reimbursement of the application fee, and waiver of the matriculation fee.

Massachusetts requires on-campus college students to have comprehensive health insurance. Students taking five or more credits are automatically enrolled in the individual SHBP each semester and charged on the semester's tuition bill. If you plan to use private health insurance instead of the SHBP, you must waive the SHBP by the add/drop deadline. The waivable SHBP is currently $2,054.50 per semester.

To find additional information on tuition and fees, view and pay your bill, research payment methods, visit the Office of the Bursar.