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Cost of Attendance

Use the below charts to determine the estimated costs for your first year of enrollment at Erikson.

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Our Financial Aid Promise

At Erikson, we promise that the need-based grant that you receive for the first year of your studies is guaranteed for the subsequent years as long as you maintain good academic standing in your degree program.

We award over $2 million in grants and scholarships to our degree and certificate students each year. The cost of attendance illustration assumes that students will be enrolled in a two-year program and will enroll in the number of credits indicated for the first year of each program.

Tuition expenses for students enrolled in the three-year program will be lower since you will enroll for fewer credits in the fall and spring semesters. Summer tuition assumes enrollment in one three-credit class, but may be higher for some programs or for students who choose to take additional courses in the summer term.

2024-25 Fall and Spring Cost of Attendance

Note that these costs reflect estimated expenses for the 2023-24 academic year and do not reflect grants and scholarships that you will receive from Erikson.

Master of Social Work
Cost of Attendance

ItemCost
Tuition (36 credits)$37,080
Student Services Fee$600
Living Expenses$29,295
Books & Expenses$600
Personal Expenses$8,200
Travel (Includes CTA U-Pass)$250
TOTAL$76,025*

* This is an estimate and direct costs are Tuition and Student Service Fees Only.

M.S. in Early Childhood Education
(licensure track)*
Cost of Attendance

ItemCost
Tuition (36 credits)$41,652
Student Services Fee$600
Living Expenses$29,295
Books & Expenses$600
Personal Expenses$8,200
Travel (Includes CTA U-Pass)$250
TOTAL$80,597**

* Full time program is 12 months total. There is no second year of degree program

** This is an estimate and direct costs are Tuition and Student Service Fees Only.

M.S. in Child Development
Cost of Attendance

ItemCost
Tuition (26 credits)$30,082
Student Services Fee$600
Living Expenses$29,295
Books & Expenses$600
Personal Expenses$8,200
Travel (Includes CTA U-Pass)$250
TOTAL$69,027*

* This is an estimate and direct costs are Tuition and Student Service Fees Only.