Tuition and Fees
Students in the Part-Time MBA Program pay for courses on a per-class basis before the start of each quarter. Students take a total of 20.5 credit hours to earn an MBA but pay for 20 units total (the ½ unit Values, Ethics & Strategic Crisis Management is not charged). In addition, upon completion of their coursework, graduates of the Part-Time MBA Program are eligible to take advantage of the school’s Degree Enhancement Program, which allows them to take up to six Kellogg courses, free of charge, in the two academic years following graduation.
The following tuition fees apply to the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Tuition: $5,332 (each one unit course); $2,666 (each ½ unit course)
- Late tuition payment fee: $150
- Application fee (nonrefundable): $185
- Student activity fee (one-time): $750
- Duplicate/changed diploma: $50
- Transcript of record: $10
- Change of registration fee: $10
- Identification card replacement: $15
- Nameplate replacement: $7
Financial Aid
Whether students are seeking full financial aid to fund their education or requesting aid to offset costs because their employer does not provide 100 percent reimbursement/sponsorship, the Office of Financial Aid on the Chicago campus of Northwestern University serves the educational financing needs of all students enrolled in the Part-Time Program. Students applying for financial aid are offered loan assistance to meet their costs. No institutional scholarships or grant aid is available for Part-Time students. For a summary of financial aid options available to students in the Part-Time Program, please refer to our summary form. (PDF)
Loan assistance is available from two major sources: the Federal Family Education Loan Program and alternative loan programs from private lenders. The FFELP includes the subsidized and unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans. Students taking two courses per quarter may be eligible for loans through these governmental loan programs. For details regarding federal loans, please refer to the U.S. Department of Education Student Guide.
Although the Part-Time Program does not offer any grant assistance to students, a variety of scholarship programs are offered through various civic and professional organizations, as well as through state agencies and private foundations. Students are encouraged to investigate which programs may be available to them. Check out the Financial Aid website: http://www.finaid.org for scholarship information. The Kellogg School and Northwestern University are neither affiliated with this website nor responsible for the accuracy of its content.
If admitted to the Part-Time MBA Program, new students should download, complete and return the necessary forms to the Northwestern Office of Financial Aid on the Chicago Campus. The financial aid information that students download and complete includes a University Aid Application for Northwestern University and the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). These forms are located on the Northwestern Office of Financial Aid's website.
When the FAFSA has been processed, a Student Aid Report will be sent to the schools indicated in the FAFSA, as well as to the student. The Office of Financial Aid will use this report to determine an admitted student's eligibility for financial assistance. The FAFSA can be filed online; for more information go to http://www.fafsa.ed.gov.
Please note that the Part-Time MBA Program at the Kellogg School does not process the financial aid documentation for Part-Time students. Rather, the Northwestern University Office of Financial Aid on the Chicago campus manages the qualifications and processing.
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