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National University Volume 85-2 (Formerly NCU) - November 2022 
    
National University Volume 85-2 (Formerly NCU) - November 2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

College of Law and Public Service Tuition Rates


The JFK School of Law at National University

Degree Program
Total # of Credit-Hours Required
Cost Per Credit-Hour
Course Material Fee (CMF) Per Course
Total Estimated Cost of Program*
Juris Doctor 82 $690 $296 $66,502

*The course materials fee is only applicable for courses over one credit.

**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.

For more information about Juris Doctor Tuition please see the Juris Doctor Program Catalog & Handbook.

School of Public Service

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*
Master of Public Administration (MPA) 36 12 $727 $125 $28,122
Post-Master’s Certificate 18 6 $1,139 $130 $21,732
Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) 54 18 $1,021 $50 - $135*** $57,589**
Doctor of Criminal Justice (DCJ) 54 18 $1,191 $50 - $135*** $66,769**

*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.