Tuition and Fees for SOE Graduate Programs

The 2023-2024 tuition rate for School of Engineering graduate level courses is $1,730 per credit. Undergraduate courses (numbered below 100) are billed at $1,010 per credit. Please visit the Student Financial Services website for details regarding the estimated cost of attendance for graduate students. 

The 2023-2024 tuition rate for School of Engineering PhD students is $4,830 per semester. Full tuition is charged for nine semesters unless the student enters the program with an appropriate master's degree, in which case tuition is charged for six semesters. Please visit the Student Financial Services website for details regarding the estimated cost of attendance for graduate students. 

The 2023-2024 tuition rate for the online Teacher Engineering Education Program is $312.50 per credit. Some courses may require an additional $150 lab fee.

• A Graduate Student Activity Fee of $62 is assessed to students in master's and doctoral programs to support the activities of the Graduate Student Council.
• A Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) Fee is assessed for comprehensive individual injury or illness medical coverage for students. If desired, coverage is also available for spouses and children. Students who are admitted full time, and part-time students registered for seven (7) or more credits, are automatically enrolled in SHIP while tuition is being charged. The insurance may be waived if proof of outside comparable coverage from a US carrier is submitted. The 2023-2024 Student Health Insurance Plan costs $4,080 per year.
• A Student Health and Wellness (SHAW) Fee is mandatory for students who are admitted full time and part-time students registered for seven (7) or more credits. SHAW is $1,090 for 2023-2024 (students are charged $545 per semester). This fee covers use of Tufts Health Service, Tufts Counseling and Mental Health Services, the Center for Awareness, Resources, and Education (CARE), and Tufts Health Promotion and Prevention (HPP), all on the Medford/Somerville campus. This fee is assessed per semester while tuition is still being charged.

All School of Engineering graduate students will be charged continuation tuition for each semester after the tuition requirements for the program have been satisfied. The 2023-2024 continuation tuition is $1,000 per semester.

The Trustees of Tufts College reserve the right to change the tuition or to establish additional fees or charges for special features or services whenever such action is deemed advisable. We will provide the earliest possible notification of changes in tuition and other fees.