Graduate Tuition & Fees
2025-2026 Graduate Tuition & Fees
McDaniel's graduate program tuition costs vary by program. Please note that the costs outlined below are the direct costs billed to the student (except in cases where Direct Billing with a school district or other employer is in place).
If your program is not listed below, your tuition costs are:
- $563 per credit beginning in Fall 2025
M.S. in Counseling Tuition
$625 per credit beginning in Fall 2025
M.S. in Disability Support Services and Public Administration & Policy
$647 per credit beginning in Fall 2025
M.S. in Data Analytics
$700 per credit beginning in Fall 2025
MS Data Analytics Residency Fee - $208
MS Data Analytics Practicum Fee - $225
M.S. in Occupational Therapy
McDaniel College's developing Occupational Therapy graduate program will begin accepting applications in June 2025 for our first cohort to begin in June 2026. Tuition and fees will be available in June 2025.
Professional Development Courses
1 Credit Course = $199
2 Credit Course = $259
Education Programs Cohort Tuition: Through a School District Partnership
$1,489 per 3 credit course effective Fall 2025
New cohorts will receive a variable tuition rate that will be discounted $200 from the full tuition rate for a three credit course.
Counselor Education Cohort Tuition: Through a School District Partnership
$1,875 per 3 credit course effective Fall 2025
Graduate Program Fees
In addition to tuition costs, students are required to pay the following fees if applicable:
- Administrative Fee: $108.00 per semester
- Late Payment Fee: $60.00
- Student Teaching Fees: $850.00
- Transcript Fee: $15.00
- Late Registration Fee: $40.00
Estimated Cost of Attendance
The Cost of Attendance is the cornerstone of establishing your financial need, and it sets a limit on the total aid that you may receive. It consists of both Direct Costs, (those paid directly to McDaniel), and Indirect Costs, those which are incidental to your attendance at McDaniel.
We use average expenses, rather than actual expenses, to determine approximately what it will cost you to attend school and live for a given enrollment period.
| Tuition | $11,348 per year | Based on average tuition for full-time enrollment at 6 credits (fall/spring/summer) |
| Loan Fees | $162 per year | Estimate based on Federal direct loan fees |
| Fees | $150 per year | Based on average fees for full-time enrollment (fall/spring/summer) |
| Books | $1,886 per year | Indirect charge: to be used for planning |
| Meals Not on Campus | $3,750 per year | Indirect charge: to be used for planning |
| Off Campus Room | $8,748 per year | Indirect charge: to be used for planning |
| Off Campus Transportation | $2,594 per year | Indirect charge: to be used for planning |
| Personal Expenses | $7,546 per year | Indirect charge: to be used for planning |
| Plus Loan | multiple by current origination fee of 4.228% | |