Understanding Drexel MPH Tuition and Costs

For prospective students considering a Master of Public Health (MPH) at Drexel University, understanding the tuition costs, fees, and available financial aid options is crucial. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the expenses associated with Drexel's MPH program and resources to help manage these costs.

Tuition and Fees

Drexel University's tuition is $64,212, making it more expensive than the national average cost of tuition of $47,097. This "sticker price" includes both tuition and fees. Fees can cover a range of services such as library access, student gym facilities, student centers, technology resources, and campus health centers.

It’s important to consider the total cost, which includes the sticker price plus expenses for food and housing, books and supplies, transportation, and personal expenses. At Drexel University, the total cost is $83,708.

Tuition for graduate programs is generally billed per-credit, per-term. The costs for graduate students in quarter programs or semester programs depend upon the number of credits they register for each academic quarter or semester. While some programs have predetermined enrollment, other programs allow students to decide how many credits they register for and how many quarters or semesters each year they enroll in. There may be other costs to consider during your education, including books, a computer for personal use, transportation, and miscellaneous personal costs. Not all items in the cost of attendance will be billed by the University. The school will only charge you tuition, fees and occasionally other required expenses that you have chosen to use or have billed to your account.

The Drexel Dornsife School of Public Health admissions team is available to answer questions about the tuition for a public health degree.

Financial Aid Options

Drexel Dornsife makes every effort to ensure that students receive as much financial assistance as possible through scholarships, grants, and loans. Drexel Central is the university’s one-stop office for student billing, financial aid, and registration. Steps on how to apply for financial aid and the different resources available can be found on Drexel Central.

Scholarships and Grants

Scholarships and grants are a type of funding that you don’t need to pay back. Need-based scholarships take a student’s financial status into account. Merit-based scholarships are awarded to students for academic or athletic achievement. You might also qualify for a scholarship based on your community service involvement, unique hobbies or traits, your personal background, or a parent’s employer or military affiliation. Some students receive enough in scholarship money to cover their tuition and living expenses.

The average scholarship and grant aid offered to the first-year students was $38,216, and the average offered to the fall transfer students was $33,103. The average need-based scholarship or grant awarded to first-year students at Drexel University was $40,401. Additionally, 75% of first-year students received need-based financial aid in fall 2023. The average non-need-based scholarship or grant awarded to first-year students at Drexel University - excluding any athletic scholarships, if applicable - was $23,607.

Drexel University met 72% of its students’ financial aid need.

Loans and Work-Study

Need-based self-help aid includes federal loans and work-study. The average need-based self-help aid awarded to first-year students was $8,706.

Read also: Paying for Drexel University

Working while in school can help lessen the burden of your student loans. Schools offer work-study programs to those who qualify and campus jobs to students looking to earn money in their free time. Some institutions match students with work-study positions, while others require them apply to the positions, like they would for any other job. Begin your job search by checking whether your college has in-person or online job boards.

Student Loan Debt

How much student loan debt you accumulate can affect your financial life long after college ends. Ideally, your total student loan debt should fall below your anticipated starting salary once you graduate.

At Drexel University, the median federal loan debt among borrowers who completed their undergraduate degree is $25,325. The median monthly federal loan payment (if it were repaid over 10 years at 5.05% interest) for student federal loan borrowers who graduated is $268. Additionally, 19% of graduating students at Drexel University took out private loans. Students with private loans had an average of $56,774 in private loan debt at graduation. The Average Total Indebtedness of 2024 Graduating Class was $39,000 with 62% of graduating students who have borrowed (any loan type, 2024).

Tuition Discounts and Partnerships

Drexel Dornsife has numerous partnerships that offer discounted tuition rates for online master's and certificate programs to employees and members of professional organizations. Drexel University Online provides a reduced tuition rate to Community College of Philadelphia students, alumni, employees, board members, and immediate family members who participate in online programs and courses offered through this Agreement. Students pursuing an online bachelor’s degree program through Drexel University Online are eligible for reduced tuition rates of 40%. Online masters, graduate certificates and doctorates are also available at a discount. These rates apply only to students pursuing admission to an online program offered by Drexel University Online.

MPH Program Structure and Costs

The costs for graduate students in quarter programs depend upon the number of credits they register for each academic quarter. While some programs have predetermined enrollment, other programs allow students to decide how many credits they register for and how many quarters each year they enroll in. It's important to remember that there may be other costs to consider during your education. Some of these include books, which vary by program, a computer for personal use, transportation, and miscellaneous personal costs. The costs for graduate students in semester programs depend upon the number of credits they register for each semester. While some programs have predetermined enrollment, other programs allow students to decide how many credits they register for and how many semesters each year they enroll in. It's important to remember that there may be other costs to consider during your education. Some of these include books, which vary by program, a computer for personal use, transportation, and miscellaneous personal costs. Unless otherwise noted, tuition for graduate programs is billed on a per-credit, per-term basis.

Students of all programs should note that the Total Cost Of Attendance listed for each program denotes the total maximum budget for a student in a given year/program.

Additional Expenses

In addition to tuition and fees, there are books, equipment and incidental expenses to be considered. Living expense costs will vary based on each student’s individual situation. Students of all programs should note that the Total Cost Of Attendance listed for each program denotes the total maximum budget for a student in a given year/program. Not all items in the cost of attendance will be billed by the University. The school will only charge you tuition, fees and occasionally other required expenses that you have chosen to use or have billed to your account.

Please note that this program may be completed online or on-campus. As such, living expenses are included in the full cost of attendance for budgetary purposes and for those students looking to borrow for those expenses. Living expenses do not reflect charges by the school. The program cost without such amounts can be determined by adding the tuition, fees, and books/equipment

Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF)

The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by students who are California residents or enrolled in a residency program attending certain schools regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education and Vocational Education. Effective January 1, 2015, the fee has been reduced to $0.00 per $1,000. The STRF fee was $0.50 per thousand dollars of an institution's charges effective January 1, 2013, through December 31, 2014. Prior to January 1, 2013, the fee was $2.50 per thousand dollars of an institution's charges.

You may be eligible for STRF if any of the following apply: Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an employer, government program or other payer unless you have a separate agreement to repay the third party. You are not a California resident. Your total charges are paid by a third party, such as an employer, government program or other payer, and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party. The school closed before the course of instruction was completed. The school's failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school. The school's failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally guaranteed student loan program as required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other costs. There was a decline in the quality of the course of instruction within 30 days before the school closed or, if the decline began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, the period of decline determined by the Bureau. An inability to collect on a judgment against the institution for a violation of the Act. For those students who would like to file an exempt claim on the STRF fee for a term, you are able to complete the form and remit this to the address noted on the form.

MPH Curriculum and Concentrations

The program is designed so that after the first year is completed a public health major will be chosen. This is the concentration area the student will enroll in and will dictate the overall direction of their career after graduation. These concentration areas include the following:

Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Management and policy
Environmental and Occupational Health
Community Health and Prevention

Each specialization will feature classes that are specific to it as well as the core curriculum that is shared by all students enrolled in the MPH program.

MPH Admissions

Admissions will vary depending on whether or not the student enrolls in the executive MPH program or the full time MPH program. Either way, students will have to turn in:

An essay on the program and their part in it
Their resume
Three letters of recommendation (two if applying for the executive MPH)
All official transcripts from colleges and universities
GRE, GMAT, LSAT, or MCAT exam scores, depending on circumstances.

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