Graduate Tuition & Aid
A graduate education from UM-Dearborn is a smart investment in your future. Through practice-based learning, you’ll gain specialized skills and knowledge and leave prepared to excel in your field. Along the way, you will receive academic and career support and expand your professional network.
Graduate Tuition at UM-Dearborn
Graduate tuition at UM-Dearborn varies by school, program and state residency status.
The overall cost of attendance is divided into two categories:
- Direct costs - these are the tuition and fees billed by UM-Dearborn
- Indirect costs - these are paid by the student, such as course materials and living expenses
Financial Aid for Graduate Students
Graduate students at UM-Dearborn may be eligible for financial aid, including loans, veteran benefits, and teaching and research assistantships.
Additionally, UM-Dearborn offers several scholarships specifically for graduate students, such as the Dearborn Scholarship, the Great Lakes Scholarship and the Community Service Personnel Scholarship.
FAQs
More detailed and common financial aid FAQs can be found on Financial Aid Frequently Asked Questions.
University of Michigan-wide Guidelines for qualifying for in-state tuition on all three campuses are established by the Board of Regents. If your UM-Dearborn application indicates out of state activity (attended an out of state school, currently live out of state, etc), we must flag you as out of state and a separate Application for In-state Tuition must be completed to change your status. You may apply for in-state tuition for any term in which you are enrolled or intend to enroll. It can take up to 12 weeks for an initial review of your application, so it is best to apply early. Common questions are answered on this Residency FAQ page. If you need an in-state determination to be able to enroll and you have already submitted your application for in-state tuition to Ann Arbor and are waiting for a decision, please reach out to the Office of Graduate Studies to review options.
No. Graduate students are eligible for federal student loans if they are enrolled in at least 4 credit hours (half-time enrollment). Full-time enrollment for graduate students is 8 or more credit hours. If you enroll less than full time, your federal loan amount will be reduced based on your credit hours.
Most graduate students (exception: CECS PhD students) will not have scholarship details included in their admission letter. If you receive any institutional scholarship offers, you will be notified via email. Notifications may come several days (or sometimes weeks) after your admission, depending on the source of the aid.
The actual funds will be shown in your My UM-Dearborn Student Portal once awarded by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
- Fall Term start graduate offers are generally made in July.
- Winter Term start graduate offers are generally made in November.
- Summer start graduate offers are made in April.
Please note that continuing graduate students interested in financial aid during the summer term (Summer Term/Summer 1/Summer 2), will need to submit a Summer Financial Aid Application in Student Forms. See Summer Aid for more details.
You will need to accept your scholarship offer and the related terms and conditions, in the portal in order for them to credit your student account.
If you have been offered federal student loans, you can accept, reduce, decline, on a term-by-term basis. Unless you accept your loan, no funds will be applied to your student account. In addition, you must be enrolled at least half time (four credits per term) at the time of loan disbursement. You will also need to complete Entrance Loan Counseling and a Master Promissory Note at studentaid.gov. Alternative loans are handled separately.
See Also: Accepting and Receiving Aid
See Accepting Scholarships, Receiving Aid, and Refunds.
You can accept your scholarship offer (and loan offers) in your My UM-Dearborn Student Portal.
If the amount of financial aid received for a term exceeds your tuition and fees, a refund will be made as a direct deposit or sent as a paper check. Students are encouraged to enroll in direct deposit.
The first step is to understand the benefits your employer provides in detail. This information can often be obtained in Employee Handbooks or by inquiring with your Human Resources department. Understand all eligibility requirements, any cost-sharing requirements, and any caps on reimbursement as well as the procedure for employer payment.
At UM-Dearborn, students whose tuition and fees are to be paid by an employer, agency, or other sponsor, must have authorization on file with the Student Accounts office. Vouchers are posted onto student accounts after the term’s add/drop deadline or the 100% tuition and fees deadline. Full details at Third-Party Sponsor Billing.
Generally, federal financial aid requires you to be enrolled in a degree-seeking program, so most graduate certificates do not qualify for federal loans or grants. However, you may still be eligible for institutional scholarships or private aid. Check our Course Program of Study page for specific details and exceptions.
To be considered a graduate course and be billed at the graduate tuition rate, courses must be at the 500-level or above. Undergraduate prerequisite coursework (400-level or below) will be assessed at the undergraduate tuition rate for the undergraduate courses.
Please note that financial aid cannot be used to cover undergraduate prerequisite coursework. See Course Program of Study for more details.
The University of Michigan Credit Union offers financial wellness program options that might be of interest.
All students requesting an I-20 must show a minimum of $50,802 USD. The amount increases if being accompanied by a spouse or child. Full details at Incoming International Students: Prepare to Arrive. The Dearborn Graduate Scholarship (for students classified as out of state attending an in-person program) will be automatically offered. This will reduce the amount you have to show on your Initial I-20 Financial Documentation eForm by $10,000 USD.
In order to obtain your initial I-20, US government regulations require you to provide the Office of International Affairs (OIA) with documentation of sufficient financial resources equal to the all-inclusive estimated annual cost of attendance at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Please note, that total amount may not necessarily be the amount that you actually spend in attending the University.
Research and teaching assistantships, which cover tuition and fees, health insurance, and provide a stipend, are available on our campus. In the 24-25 academic year, for example, CECS awarded approximately 100 each of Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) and Graduate Student Research Assistant (GSRA) positions. However, they are often given to doctoral students over master's level students. Assistantships will most often be found in the sciences. It is best to reach out to specific program faculty to see if they have any funding available. Faculty directories showing research interests are available by college.
Additional Master’s level student research assistant positions or teaching and laboratory assistant positions paid hourly can be found by searching our careers.umich.edu webpage. Just under 200 were hired for CECS in the 24-25 academic year as an example.
Faculty may also post opportunities on the Student Research Opportunities Board (SROB), a centralized platform designed to connect students with research opportunities available at UM-Dearborn.
Access complete information at Veterans at UM-Dearborn.
If you have any questions, reach out to:
Veteran Services, 2113C UC
Phone: 313-436-9196
Email: [email protected]
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