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NCU Catalog - July 2021 (Amended) 
    
NCU Catalog - July 2021 (Amended) [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

School of Education (SOE) Tuition Rates


Degree Program
Total # of Credit-Hours Required
Total # of Courses Required
Cost Per  Credit-Hour
Course Material Fee (CMF) Per Course
Total Estimated Cost of Program*
Bachelor of Education (BED)**** 30 10 $461** $135 $16,080
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate 12 4 $745 $130 $9,910

Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)

TeacherReady® cost not included

24 8 $731 $95 $18,754
Master of Education (MED) 30 10 $745 $110 $23,900
Master of Education in Educational Leadership (MEEDL) 30 10 $750 $125 $24,200
Master of Science in Instructional Design (MSID) 36 12 $602 $125 $23,622
Post-Master’s Certificate 18 6 $976 $130 $18,798
Education Specialist (EDS) 33 11 $901 $125 $31,558
Education Specialist in Educational Leadership (EDS-EDL) 33 11 $901 $135 $31,668
Doctor of Education (EDD) 48 16 $976 $50 - $135*** $49,033**
Doctor of Education in Nursing Education (EDD) 54 18 $976 $50 - $135*** $55,159**
Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership (EDD-EDL)  54 18 $976 $50 - $135*** $55,159**
Doctor of Education in Instructional Design (EDD-ID) 54 18 $934 $50 - $135*** $52,891**
Doctor of Philosophy in Education ( PhD-ED) 60 20 $1,180 $50 - $135*** $73,525**
Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership (PhD-EDL) 60 20 $1.193 $50 - $135*** $74,305**
Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Design (PhD-ID) 60 20 $1,168 $50 - $135*** $72,805**

*Total Estimated Cost of Program may vary depending on how many credits are transferred into the program and other factors that may apply such as leveling courses, repeated courses, etc. Rates reflect today’s credit requirements based on current course tuition rates and include the one-time learning management fee of $450 and a course materials fee (CMF) that will be charged per course to cover all of the materials (text and other) for the course.

**There is an additional fee for the intensive course students are required to complete if they are enrolled in the Dissertation Completion Pathway. The Dissertation Intensive (DCP-8003/2 credits) is $2,000.

***The Course Material Fee for CMP and DIS courses is $50 per course. The fee for all other courses is the higher CMF amount as noted above and is calculated in the Total Estimated Cost of Program.

**** There is a $75 placement fee for each of the field experience courses (ED 4003A , ED 4003B , and ED 4003C  and ED 4004A , ED 4004B , ED 4004C ) in the BEd program administered jointly with Rio Salado College. The fee is added to each of the respective course’s tuition. However, students in this program may be eligible for a tuition reduction; consult your Enrollment Advisor for more information.