Tuition and Fees for Your Program
Degree-seeking students who are enrolled at least half time may be eligible for financial aid and scholarships to help offset the cost of tuition.
2020–21 Tuition, Fees, and Textbooks
Students are required to pay the current tuition rate for all classes taken toward their degree. The tuition is based on the tuition rate of the program through which the course is offered.
Saint Mary's University of Minnesota reserves the right to revise tuition payment policies at any time. Should this occur, students will be notified prior to the effective date of the changes.
Undergraduate Certificates and Degrees:
Undergraduate Certificates – $420 per credit
Undergraduate (B.S.) – $420 per credit
Nursing (B.S.) Online – $485 per credit
Advanced Degrees and Graduate Certificates:
Accounting (M.S.) – $550 per credit
Accounting (M.S.) Online – $660 per credit
Addiction Studies (Graduate Certificate) – $540 per credit
Artificial Intelligence (Graduate Certificate) – $690 per credit
Business Analytics (Graduate Certificate) – $690 per credit
Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (M.S.) Online – $690 per credit
Counseling and Psychological Services (M.A.) – $540 per credit
Critical, Creative, and Design Thinking (Graduate Certificate) – $540 per credit
Culturally Responsive Teaching (Graduate Certificate) – $500 per credit
Cybersecurity (M.S.) Online – $690 per credit
Data Engineering (Graduate Certificate) – $650 per credit
Data Intelligence and GeoAnalytics (M.S.) – $650 per credit
Doctorate (DBA) – $895 per credit
Doctorate (Ed.D.—blended in-person and online format) – $770 per credit
Doctorate (Psy.D.) – $885 per credit
Education (M.A.) – $460 per credit
Education (M.A.) Online – $500 per credit
Educational Leadership (M.A.) Online – $540 per credit
Education—Learning Design and Technology (M.Ed.) Online – $540 per credit
Education Specialist (Ed.S.) – $480 per credit
Education—Teaching and Learning (M.Ed.) – $470 per credit
Education - Wisconsin (M.A.) – $410 per credit
Educational Administration (Ed.S.) – $480 per credit
Educational Administration: Director of Special Education (Graduate Certificate) – $480 per credit
Educational Administration: K-12 Principal (Graduate Certificate) – $480 per credit
Educational Administration: Superintendent (Graduate Certificate) – $480 per credit
English as Second Language (M.A.) – $485 per credit
Finance (Graduate Certificate) – $690 per credit
Geographic Information Science (Certificate) – $650 per credit
Health and Human Services Administration (M.A.) – $520 per credit
Health and Human Services Administration (M.A.) Online – $655 per credit
Healthcare Analytics (Graduate Certificate) – $690 per credit
Human Development (M.A.) – $525 per credit
Human Resource Management (Graduate Certificate) – $660 per credit
Human Resource Management (M.A.) – $525 per credit
Human Resource Management (M.A.) Online – $660 per credit
Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Certificate) - $550 per credit
Instruction (M.A.) – $485 per credit
Integrated Studies (M.A.) – $525 per credit
International Development (Graduate Certificate) – $660 per credit
International Development (M.A.) Online – $660 per credit
K-12 Reading Teacher (Graduate Certificate) – $470 per credit
Lasallian Leadership (M.A.) – $340 per credit
Lasallian Studies (M.A.) – $340 per credit
Literacy Education (M.A.) – $470 per credit
Management (M.A.) – $525 per credit
Marriage and Family Therapy (M.A.) – $555 per credit
MBA Accelerated Online – $690 per credit
MBA without Specialization – $575 per credit
MBA with Specialization – $575 per credit
Mental Health in Education (Graduate Certificate) – $500 per credit
Nonprofit Management (Graduate Certificate) – $660 per credit
Nurse Anesthesia—SMUMN – $660 per credit
Organizational Leadership (M.A.) – $525 per credit
Organizational Leadership (M.A.) Online – $660 per credit
Professional Development Initiatives for Educators – $150 - $275 per credit
Project Management (Graduate Certificate) – $660 per credit
Project Management (M.S.) – $525 per credit
Project Management (M.S.) Online – $660 per credit
Public Administration (M.A.) Online – $660 per credit
Public Health (MPH) - $555 per credit
Public Health (MPH) Online - $660 per credit
Social Work (M.S.W.) Online - $800 per credit
Special Education (M.A. and certificate) – $485 per credit
Special Education (M.A.) Online – $540 per credit
Teaching (M.A.) – $485 per credit
Teaching, Training, and Leading with Technology (Graduate Certificate) – $540 per credit
Application Fee – $25
Course Drop Fee – $30
Final Paper Presentation Fee – $50
Graduation Fee – $190
Graduation Fee, Ed.S. (upon completion of a certificate leading to these degrees) – $75
Printing Fee (using Computer Lab printers) – $0.10 per page
Undergraduate Fees:
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Fee – $230
Graduate Fees:
Teaching (M.A.) Student Teaching Fee – $500
English as a Second Language (M.A.) Student Teaching Fee – $500
Special Education (M.A.) Student Teaching Fee – $500
Nurse Anesthesia (SMUMN Registration Fee) – $1,500
Nurse Anesthesia (SMUMN) Clinical Fee – $450 per clinical semester
NA782 Comprehensive Exam Fee – $250
Nurse Anesthesia Student Liability Insurance – $275 annually
Nurse Anesthesia Simulation Lab Fee – $100
MFT791 Integration Paper and Oral Exam – $165
PY791 Integration Paper and Oral Exam – $300
MSW Malpractice Insurance Fee – $30
MSW680 Tevera Fee – $205
MSW690 Capstone Course Fee – $150
Educational Administration (Graduate Certificate) Initial Assessment Fee – $50
Educational Administration Graduate Certificate and Ed.S. Portfolio Assessment/Exit Interview Fee – $150
Ed.D. Dissertation Defense Fee – $350
DBA Dissertation Defense Fee – $500
Psy.D. Qualifying Examination Fee – $315
Psy.D. Clinical Case Presentation Fee – $315
International Student Fee per semester (Winona Campus only) – $550