Online MBA Total Tuition Estimator

This estimator converts the per-credit price on a school's tuition page into a total program cost. Pick a program type to load an illustrative per-credit range, or type the exact rate from the school's published tuition schedule. Then enter the number of credits you will actually need after any transfer credit or waivers, plus the fixed fees that do not scale with credits, such as application fees, technology fees per term, graduation fees and books or case-study packets.

Formula: total cost = (credits x price per credit) + fixed fees. The low and high results use the low and high per-credit prices.

Worked example (illustrative): 36 credits at $700 to $1,400 per credit plus $1,500 in fixed fees gives a low of 36 x 700 + 1,500 = $26,700 and a high of 36 x 1,400 + 1,500 = $51,900.

Limits: the program-type ranges are rough budgeting bands, not quotes from any school. Per-credit prices usually rise a little each year, and many programs charge per-term fees on top of tuition. Always confirm the current schedule with the school.