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Tuition and Costs

Fees

Continuing your education is a sound investment in your future. As a mid-career professional, you have many responsibilities and the decision to pursue a graduate degree is an important one.

The total, required academic fees for the full MPA program in 2024-25 are estimated to be $69,776.

In addition, students can expect to pay for books, health insurance*, housing, transportation, and other personal costs.  The University’s cost-of-attendance estimates for graduate students in 2024-25 are as follows:

MPA Estimated Cost of Attendance 2024-25
    Summer '24 Fall '24 Spring '25
Required Fees Program Fee $66,876 (spread across 2 summers sessions and Fall and Spring)
University Fees $2,900
Estimated Additional Costs Books $450 $200 $200
SHIP* $1,916 $2,620 $2,620
Housing $4,400 $6,300 $6,300
Food $2,500 $3,600 $3,600
Personal $1,100 $1,500 $1,500
Transportation $550 $800 $800

 

For additional information on the cost of attendance, please visit: Financial Aid and Scholarships Office Cost of Attendance.

*The University requires that all students have major medical insurance, and provides the Berkeley Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP) to meet this requirement. Students who have conforming health insurance from another source are eligible to receive a SHIP waiver. For complete information, please visit the SHIP Website. 

  • All MPA students will be automatically enrolled in SHIP for the all three academic terms of the degree program. 
  • Students who have comparable insurance coverage may apply for a waiver from SHIP enrollment (and fees).  In order to waive SHIP, you must be enrolled in a medical health insurance plan that meets ALL of the waiver criteria guidelines of UC Berkeley for the entire SHIP term.  Please note that the waiver criteria may be updated throughout the year. You must meet the waiver criteria in place at the time of your waiver submission to be waived out of SHIP.
  • For MPA students who will complete the Fall and Spring term online from their home countries, waiver requests will be reviewed by University Health Services on a case by case basis and students should expect that the waiver criteria still applies and must be met in order to waive out of SHIP service and fees. 

Some or all instruction for all or part of the Academic Year may be delivered remotely.  Tuition and fees have been set regardless of the method of instruction and will not be refunded in the event instruction occurs remotely for any part of the Academic Year. Figures for tuition and fees represent currently approved amounts and may not be final.  Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California as determined to be necessary or appropriate.  Final approved tuition and fee levels may differ from the amounts presented.