Tuition & Fees From Previous Year

The cost of attendance for the 2024-2025 academic year is outlined below to help domestic students plan financially for their year at Harvard Kennedy School.

These minimum budget amounts are conservative estimates of modest student living and lifestyle expenses in the Boston-Cambridge area. They do not include costs such as international travel or buying a personal computer.

Academic Year 2024-2025 Tuition and Fees

Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice. It is important to note that tuition is expected to increase 3-4 percent each year.

Master in Public Policy (MPP)

Tuition	$59,316
Course materials fee	$574
��vlog�� student activity fee	$220
HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF)*	$1,592
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)*	$4,202
Total tuition and fees	$65,904

Estimated living expenses (9 months)	$25,146
Personal expenses	$2,349
Transportation	$1,035
Books and supplies	$1,611
Total indirect costs	$30,141
Total cost of attendance	$96,045

Master in Public Administration (MPA)

Tuition	$59,316
Course materials fee	$574
��vlog�� student activity fee	$220
HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF)*	$1,592
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)*	$4,202
Total tuition and fees	$65,904

Estimated living expenses (9 months)	$25,146
Personal expenses	$2,349
Transportation	$1,035
Books and supplies	$1,611
Total indirect costs	$30,141
Total cost of attendance	$96,045

Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA/ID)

Tuition	$59,316
MPA/ID Math Seminar**	$2,120
Course materials fee	$574
��vlog�� student activity fee	$220
HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF)*	$1,592
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)*	$4,202
Total tuition and fees	$68,024

Estimated living expenses (9 months)	$25,146
Personal expenses	$2,349
Transportation	$1,035
Books and supplies	$1,611
Total indirect costs	$30,141
Total cost of attendance	$98,165

** Incoming students entering the first year of the MPA/ID program will be assessed the MPA/ID Math Seminar .

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA)

Tuition	$59,316
Mid-Career MPA Summer Program	$9,032
Course materials fee	$574
��vlog�� student activity fee	$220
HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF)*	$1,592
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)*	$4,202
University Health Services (optional July coverage)*	$515
Total tuition and fees (excluding optional July health coverage)	$74,936

Estimated living expenses (10 months)	$27,940
Personal expenses	$2,610
Transportation	$1,150
Books and supplies	$1,895
Total indirect costs	$33,595
Total cost of attendance	$108,531

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) Edward S. Mason Program

Tuition	$59,316
Mason Program Seminar	$3,942
Mid-Career MPA Summer Program	$9,032
Course materials fee	$574
��vlog�� student activity fee	$220
HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF)*	$1,592
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)*	$4,202
University Health Services (optional July coverage)*	$515
Total tuition and fees (excluding optional July health coverage)	$78,878

Estimated living expenses (10 months)	$27,940
Personal expenses	$2,610
Transportation	$1,150
Books and supplies	$1,895
Total indirect costs	$33,595
Total cost of attendance	$112,473

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) PLC Pathway
Summer & Fall

Tuition	$37,369
Mason Program Seminar	$2,483
Mid-Career MPA Summer Program	$9,032
Course materials fee	$361
��vlog�� student activity fee	$110
HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF)*	$796
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)*	$2,101
Total tuition and fees	$49,769
Total tuition and fees (Mason Fellows)	$52,252

Estimated living and personal expenses	$20,955
Books and supplies	$947
Total indirect costs	$21,902
Total cost of attendance	$71,671
Total cost of attendance (Mason Fellows)	$74,154

Mid-Career Master in Public Administration (MC/MPA) PLC Pathway
Summer & Spring

SUMMER

Mason Program Seminar	$2,483
Mid-Career MPA Summer Program	$9,032
Estimated living and personal expenses	$5,711
Total cost of attendance	$14,743
Total cost of attendance (Mason Fellows)	$17,226

SPRING

Tuition	$37,369
Course materials fee	$361
��vlog�� student activity fee	$110
HUHS Student Health Fee (SHF)*	$796
Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)*	$2,101
Total tuition and fees	$40,737

Estimated living and personal expenses	$15,244
Books and supplies	$947
Total indirect costs	$16,191
Total cost of attendance	$56,928

Dependent Costs

Federal regulations prohibit Harvard Kennedy School from including dependents’ day-to-day costs in a domestic student’s expense budget.

If you plan on bringing your partner, spouse, and/or children to ��vlog��, you will need to demonstrate sufficient savings to cover your dependents’ costs during the academic year.

��vlog��