Graduate Costs and Financial Aid

For the 2024-25 Academic Year



Cost of Attendance (COA)

The Cost of attendance (COA), represented in the below charts, helps us determine your financial aid offer, while your true costs will depend on the actual credit load, food and housing plan you choose, and other expenses you may choose to have. COA is an average estimate of costs a student would have if enrolled at Alma College for the fall and winter semesters. It includes the costs billed by the college (direct) and estimated costs that are not billed by Alma (indirect).

Direct versus indirect costs

  • What is a direct cost? For example, your tuition and any other fees will be directly billed by the college onto your student account.
  • What is an indirect cost? Alma College will not bill you for transportation or miscellaneous personal expenses; instead, these expenses are amounts that are created to allow for further financial aid eligibility to help offset non-Alma College expenses you may experience while enrolled.

Graduate Program Costs

The following details the cost of attendance, including estimated direct and indirect expenses, and incorporates Alma College tuition and fees for individual graduate programs.

Communication and Information Technology

Communication and Information Technology

Tuition and Fees

Per Term: Fall Winter Spring and Summer One-Time Fees
MS Graduate Tuition – CIT (per credit hour) $500 $500 $500
CIT Administrative Fee – Per Credit $58 $58 $58
Administrative Fee $300


*This amount represents the total cost of the program. You will be charged per credit hour so your personal costs will be dependent on the pace you progress through the program. 

 


 

Cost of Attendance

Direct Costs
Tuition – 6 credits $9,612.00
Total Direct Costs $9,612.00*
Indirect Costs
Transportation $1,730.00
Books $850.00
Loan Fees $218.00
Personal $1,830.00
Health Insurance $1,855.00
Housing and Food Allocation $14,860.00
Total Indirect Costs $21,343.00*

Creative Writing

Creative Writing

Tuition and Fees

Per Term: Fall (per term) Winter (per term) Other Fees Annual Cost (two terms)
Enrollment Deposit $300 (one-time)
MFA Graduate Tuition ** $10,172 $10,172 $20,344
MFA Graduate Residency Fees $1,460 $1,460 $2,920
Single Room Fee (optional) $200 (available winter term only)
**$782 per credit hour; 13 credits per term

 


 

Cost of Attendance

Direct Costs
Tuition – 11 Credits $19,469.00
Residency Cost $2,500.00
Activity Fee $270.00
Total Direct Costs $22,239.00
Indirect Costs
Transportation $1,730.00
Books $850.00
Loan Fees $218.00
Personal $1,830.00
Health Insurance $1,855.00
Housing and Food Allocation $14,860.00
Total Indirect Costs $21,343.00

*This amount represents the total cost of the program. You will be charged per credit hour so your personal costs will be dependent on the pace you progress through the program. 

Special Education

Special Education

Tuition and Fees

Per Term: Fall Winter Spring and Summer Annual Full Time Resident
MA in Special Education – Tuition $837 $837
MA in Special Education Fee $199 $199

 


 

Cost of Attendance

Direct Costs
Tuition $24,030.00
Course Fee $5,970.00
Total Direct Costs $30,000.00
Indirect Costs
Transportation $1,730.00
Books $850.00
Loan Fees $218.00
Personal $1,830.00
Health Insurance $1,855.00
Housing and Food Allocation $14,860.00
Total Indirect Costs $21,343.00

*This amount represents the total cost of the program. You will be charged per credit hour so your personal costs will be dependent on the pace you progress through the program. 

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Tuition and Fees

Tuition, Per Term: Fall Winter Spring and Summer Other Fees
Tuition (Per Credit) $800 $800 $800
Graduate Fee (Per Term) $125
Residency Fee*

 


 

Cost of Attendance

Direct Costs
Tuition – 6 credits
Total Direct Costs
Indirect Costs
Transportation
Books
Loan Fees
Personal
Housing and Food Allocation
Total Indirect Costs

*This amount represents the total cost of the program. You will be charged per credit hour so your personal costs will be dependent on the pace you progress through the program.