Tuition and Fee Schedule

Academic Year 2025-26

Graduate Arts & Sciences

Program Credit Hour

MA and MS, MPA

$1,005

Graduate Business

Program Credit Hour

MS Management

$1,200

All other Programs

$1,240

Doctorate of Business Administration
2023 Cohort

$17,500/semester (Fall and Spring)

Doctorate of Business Administration
2024 Cohort

$17,500/semester (Fall and Spring)

Doctorate of Business Administration
2025 Cohort

$18,115/semester (Fall and Spring)

Graduate School of Education & Human Development

Program Credit Hour

Education and Teacher Prep Master's Degrees

$925

Human Development Master's Degrees

$940

Doctorate in Education

$1,155

Fee Cost

EdTPA Fee (EDUC 6598)

$300/semester

Lab Fee (COUN 5457,COUN 6467,PSYG 6538 and PSYG 6540)

$90/course

SEHD Technology Fee for MSW, MFT

$220

SEHD Technology Fee for Counselor Ed

$225

Wilson Reading Course Fee (charged in addition to Tuition per credit)

$141/credit hour

Graduate Engineering

Program Credit Hour

All

 $1,055

Graduate MFA in Creative Writing

Tuition (Exisiting Cohort) Tuition (Entering Cohort) Residency Room & Board

$765/credit hour

$790/credit hour

$1,270/semester

Graduate Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies

Program Credit Hour

Master of Public Health

$925

MS Program

$1,030

Dual Degree MSN/MBA

$1,030

Master of Healthcare Administration

$1,040

Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition

$1,210

DNP Nurse Anesthesia (non-cohort students)

$1,250

DNP Nurse Anesthesia (Summer 2023 cohort students)

$11,375/semester

DNP Nurse Anesthesia (Summer 2024 cohort students)

$13,333 /semester

DNP Nurse Anesthesia (Summer 2025 cohort students)

$14,000/semester

All Other DNP Programs

$1,175

Fee Cost

Nursing Testing Fee (applicable programs)

$137/semester

Nursing Laboratory Fee/Clinical Fee (applicable programs)

$152/semester

Nursing Clinical Placement Fee (applicable programs)

$172/semester

Nursing NCLEX Review Fee (Fall Only, Seniors & MEPN)

$262/semester

Nursing ECCO Fee (Nurs 4360/5360)

$257/semester

All Schools

Fee Cost

Application Fee

$65

Commencement Fee

$200

Registration Fee

$60/semester

Graduate Student Activity Fee (Fall and Spring)

$65/semester

Red Stack Direct

$24/credit hour

Monthly Payment Plan

$40/semester

Employer Reimbursement Payment Method

$40/semester

Returned Check Fee

$35

Transcript Fee

$20

Fairfield University requires all international graduate students to subscribe to the University sponsored health insurance plan. Please go to fairfield.edu/healthcenter for more information.

Fairfield University requires all domestic graduate students enrolled in 9 or more credits to subscribe to the University sponsored health insurance plan. Please go to fairfield.edu/healthcenter for more information.

Please refer to our refund policy for information on University schedules related to official withdrawals.

The Trustees of the University reserve the right to change tuition rates and make additional changes whenever necessary.