Tuition & Fees

Tuition and Fees

All matriculated students are required to pay tuition charges and various fees. To assist you in planning for your education, we offer the following information.

Undergraduate Programs

Jewish Education

Full-time tuition: $18,240,* minimum 12 credits per semester (18 per year)
Part-time tuition: $760 per credit, fewer than 12 credits per semester

*those taking more than 24 credits during the year will pay an additional $760 per credit.

Jewish Studies

Full-time tuition: $23,760,* minimum of 12 credits per semester (18 per year)
Part-time tuition: $990 per credit, fewer than 12 credits per semester

*those taking more than 24 credits during the year will pay an additional $760 per credit.

Graduate Programs

Master of Arts in Jewish Studies

Full-time tuition: $17,820* - minimum 9 credits per semester (18 per year)
Part-time tuition: $990 per credit

*those taking more than 18 credits during the year will pay an additional $990 per credit.

Master’s in Jewish Liberal Studies

Full-time tuition: $13,680,* minimum 9 credits per semester (18 per year)
Part-time tuition: $760 per credit

*those taking more than 18 credits during the year will pay an additional $760 per credit.

Master’s of Jewish Education

Full-time tuition: $13,680,* minimum 9 credits per semester (18 per year)
Part-time tuition: $760 per credit

*those taking more than 18 credits during the year will pay an additional $760 per credit.

Master’s of Jewish Education and Jewish Studies

Full-time tuition: $15,840,* minimum 9 credits per semester (18 per year)
Part-time tuition: $880 per credit

*those taking more than 18 credits during the year will pay an additional $880 per credit.

Cantor-Educator Program

Block Tuition: $24,000,* minimum 16 credits/maximum credits 20 per semester
(40 credits per year)
Non-block tuition: $990 per credit
Two-year Mekorot: $16,500, 10 credits per semester; non-Mekorot courses will be charged $990 per credit

*overage charges of $760 per credit will be charged to those taking more than 20 credits per semester

Rabbinic Program

Tuition for year: $24,000 (includes courses in rabbinic program only)
One-year Mekorot: $24,000, 20 credits per semester; non-Mekorot courses will be charged $990 per credit

Two-year Mekorot: $16,500, 10 credits per semester; non-Mekorot courses will be charged $990 per credit

Certificate Programs in the School of Jewish Education

$760 per credit

Certificate Programs in the School of Jewish Music

$990 per credit

Ed.D. Program with Northeastern University

Certificate in Jewish Leadership

Cohort 1: $1,593 per 3-credit course
Cohort 2: $1,671 per 3-credit course
Cohort 3: $1,749 per 3-credit course

Fees for 2012-2013

Registration fee: $100 per semester (required of all students in every program; fee is nonrefundable).

Music fee: $200 per semester (required of all students matriculated in the School of Jewish Music)

Health Insurance: $1,610 per year

Massachusetts requires all full-time and part-time students to participate in their school’s health insurance program if they do not have health insurance on their own. All students will be charged this fee automatically. Fee will be reversed upon receipt of Insurance Waiver Form (proof of health insurance under another plan).

Cost of Attendance

In addition to tuition and fees, students should plan for the normal costs of living, including room and board, transportation and personal expenses. An estimate of those costs is shown below:

Room and board: $20,000

Books: $1,000

Transportation: $1,000

Personal expenses: $2,000

Health Insurance: $1,610

Total: $25,610 (this figure is only an estimate)

Adding this figure to your tuition and fees will give you an approximate cost of attendance per academic year. Students attending classes during summer sessions will have additional costs — both in cost of attendance and tuition and fees.

For example, a full-time student in the rabbinic program will incur the following cost of attendance:

Tuition: $24,000

Registration fees: $200

Room and Board: $20,000

Books: $1,000

Transportation: $1,000

Personal expenses: $2,000

Health insurance: $1,610

Total: $49,810 cost of attendance per year

This figure may be conservative if you have more personal expenses, live in a more expensive apartment or home, etc.

ADDITIONAL FEES (for matriculated students, 2012-2013)

Graduation Fees
All graduating students are required to pay a graduation fee regardless of whether or not they attend graduation.* Fee will be collected in early spring of graduation year.

Ordination and degree: $200

Ordination only: $175

Degree only: $175

Degree and certificate: $175

Certificate only: $75

*Students in certain programs may have this fee covered by the program sponsor. They will be charged the fee, but the sponsor will pay it rather than the student. These programs currently include BBYO, Pardes and NETA.

TUITION AND FEES FOR NON-MATRICULATED STUDENTS

Registration fees: non-refundable, paid each semester

Academic courses taken for credit: $100 per semester

Academic courses taken for non-credit: $50 per semester

Combination of credit and non-credit courses: $100 per semester

Tuition rates for non-matriculated students:

Jewish Studies and Hebrew Language courses taken for credit: $990 per credit

Jewish Studies and Hebrew Language courses, non-credit:

1-credit course: $440
2-credit course: $700
3-credit course: $812
4-credit course: $990

Hebrew Language Non-credit:

2-credit course: $700

4-credit course: $990

Jewish Education courses taken for credit: $760 per credit

Jewish Education courses, non-credit:

1 credit course: $440

2 credit course: $700

3 credit course: $812

4 credit course: $990

Community Education Courses: Adult Learning Opportunities

Courses listed on the Community Education Registration form will cost $500 each.

These may be taken on a non-credit basis only. No other discount is available for these courses.

Senior Discount:

A senior discount is available to students 65 years or older on non-credit courses only. Current discount is 20 percent of tuition. Full registration fee applies. Proof of age may be required. This discount does not apply to Community Education courses.