Graduate Cost & Aid

All graduate courses have fees in addition to the tuition. Personal property or service charges are also assessed on certain courses. MSUM graduate programs that share courses can have different tuition rates. You will pay the tuition rate of the program the course "belongs" to. Graduate course baseline price is $533.71 a credit.

Graduate Student Financial Aid

We are committed to providing you the best financial aid package possible for your graduate program. If you need assistance completing your financial aid application, please contact the Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid.

Graduate Assistantships

A graduate assistantship provides real-world experience working with faculty in your academic discipline while helping to meet your college expenses. Learn more about Graduate Student Assistantships.

Graduate Student Scholarships

MSUM offers graduate scholarships for current and incoming students. Students can apply for university scholarships through the online scholarship application October 1-February 1.

The Office of Scholarship & Financial Aid also keeps a list of external scholarship opportunities that have been submitted to MSUM. Make sure to take a look at the list and see if there is anything you qualify to receive.

The Elevating Early Childhood Special Education Grant, available for courses taken through August 2025, provides funding to support students seeking licensure in Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE). Through this grant, students are eligible for up to 6 credits of tuition support.

Who can apply for the Early Childhood Education Teacher Shortage Grant?

• Current MSUM graduate students pursuing MN ECSE licensures are eligible to have between 1-6 credits of coursework paid for, depending on how many credits they have left prior to applying for an additional ECSE license.
• Future MSUM graduate students pursuing an MN ECSE licensure will be eligible for up to 6 credits towards their licensure.
• Current undergraduate students pursuing licensure in Early Childhood Education and interested in taking graduate courses in Early Childhood Special Education will be eligible for up to 6 credits towards their licensure. These courses do not count toward the undergrad tuition bundle.

Students applying to the Infuse Mental Health Project Grant need to be accepted in either the school psychology or school counseling full masters’ programs.

• Students need to be enrolled in at least 6 credits in the semester they apply.
• Upon admission to the program, students will be provided with information on requirements, directions to apply, and application deadlines for the grant.
• Students are not guaranteed to be accepted on the grant and must reapply every semester they wish to receive grant funds.
• Students will be notified whether they are accepted or not prior to the next semester start date.
• The grant is only available for Fall and Spring semester.
• Students receiving the grant must sign a service agreement form and agree to all requirements of the grant.