Paying for Your Education

Master’s Degree Tuition

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The tuition rate for master’s degree candidates is charged based on the number of courses registered. Each course is the equivalent of one course unit (cu). A minimum of three course units is required for full-time status; the maximum number of courses allowed per semester is four. International students must register for three course units each fall and spring semester.

Please check the Student Registration and Financial Services (SRFS) site for a breakdown of tuition costs and associated fees. You can also use the site to find information on payment methods and schedules.

General Fee

A General Fee is assessed to all undergraduate, graduate, and professional students, and directly funds Penn’s non-instructional student support services. The General Fee for full-time students provides them with full access to a wide variety of services and resources, including counseling and wellness, multicultural resource centers, student activities, recreation and fitness, career services, learning support, and much more.

Technology Fee

The technology fee helps to underwrite the various computer resources for Penn Engineering including computer labs, provided software, web-based email, and other related costs.

Estimated Master’s Student Costs

• You can find costs for on-campus housing here: On-Campus Housing
• You can find costs for meal plans here: Graduate Dining Plans

Funding Your Graduate Education

Funding Your Master’s Degree

We understand that a master’s degree is a significant financial endeavor. To review more funding information at Penn, visit our department webpages, and explore student employment opportunities. Applicants are also encouraged to consider federal funding available through submission of the FAFSA. While Penn Engineering generally does not provide financial assistance for master-level students, below are a few funding opportunities.

Dean’s Master’s Scholarship
The Dean’s Master’s Scholarship provides financial support to Master’s students in order to further the University’s interest in attracting an academically talented and diverse student body, who will be successful in advancing the school’s mission of scholarship, teaching, and research for the public good. Scholars receive a one time $15,000 tuition scholarship for their first year.

• Eligibility: Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident. Students in the Accelerated Masters programs, Penn employees receiving tuition benefits, and part-time students are not eligible. Each applicant’s qualifications shall be evaluated individually and consideration shall be given to the applicant’s socioeconomic and educational background, status as a member of an underrepresented minority group, and/or commitment to the school’s interest in diversity and inclusion
• Selection: Applicants are automatically considered at the time of application for admission. No additional application or materials are required.

Haidas/Goldman Sachs Dean’s Masters Scholarship
The Haidas/Goldman Sachs Gives Dean’s Masters Fellowship was generously endowed in 2021 at the recommendation of Penn Engineering Advisor Alex Haidas, C’93, ENG’93, WG’93, PAR’25, and his wife, Thalia Chryssikou, PAR’25, whose commitment to financial aid continues to open doors to Penn Engineering. Awarded to the top incoming Dean’s Master’s Scholar upon admission to Penn Engineering.

• Eligibility: Must be in the incoming pool of selected Dean’s Master’s Scholars.
• Selection: All incoming Dean’s Master’s Scholars are automatically considered.

Jorge and Maria Rosas Scholarship
Established in 2012 through the generous support of Jorge B. Rosas, GEE’83, WG’83, and María Rosas, this fellowship supports students who have completed an undergraduate engineering degree from Tecnologico de Buenos Aires (ITBA) and who wish to pursue a full-time master’s degree at Penn Engineering. Scholars receive full tuition and fee coverage for the duration of their masters program.

• Eligibility: Candidates must be earning an undergraduate engineering degree from Tecnologico de Buenos Aires (ITBA).
• Selection: ITBA nominates one candidate per year to apply for admission into any Penn Engineering master’s program. The nominee is automatically considered at the time of application for admission. No additional application or materials are required.

Dr. John J. McMullen Endowed Scholarship
In 2003 and 2004, two scholarships were generously established by the late Dr. John J. McMullen and the McMullen Family Foundation. Together, the McMullen Scholarships support two graduates of the United States Naval Academy each year in pursuing master’s degrees at Penn Engineering. A highly esteemed friend of the School, Dr. McMullen was instrumental in forging a relationship between Penn Engineering and the United States Naval Academy. It was Dr. McMullen’s intent to address “the ever-increasing importance of technology in our new Navy” by encouraging outstanding young naval officers to pursue master’s degrees at Penn Engineering. Scholars receive full tuition and fee coverage, as well as coverage for textbooks for one year of study—fall, spring, and two summer sessions.

• Eligibility: Candidates must be graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy.
• Selection: Applicants must be recommended by the U.S. Naval Academy and are automatically considered at the time of application for admission. No additional application or materials are required.

Ihsuk Shin, Ph.D., GEE ‘61, GRE ‘66 Endowed Scholarship
Created in 2022 by Ihsuk Shin, Ph.D., GEE ‘61, GRE ’66, an accomplished and loyal alumnus of Penn Engineering, to support students who have been admitted to a graduate degree program at Penn Engineering. Before completing his postgraduate work at Penn Engineering, Dr. Shin proudly attended Seoul National University where he received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in 1957. Scholars receive a one-time $12,000 tuition credit for their first year.

• Eligibility: In keeping with his wishes, special consideration is given to fellowship candidates in the following order:
  • First consideration for students who completed an undergraduate degree at Seoul National University, Dr. Shin’s undergraduate alma mater.
  • Second consideration for students who completed an undergraduate degree at Yonsei University, Dr. Shin’s wife’s undergraduate alma mater.
  • Third consideration for students who completed an undergraduate degree at Harvard University, Dr. Shin’s oldest child’s alma mater.
  • Fourth consideration for students who completed an undergraduate degree at Rice University, Dr. Shin’s second oldest child’s alma mater.
  • Fifth consideration for students who completed an undergraduate degree at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Shin’s youngest child’s alma mater.
• Selection: Applicants who meet the eligibility requirements are automatically considered at the time of application for admission. No additional application or materials are required.

Vingroup Scholarship (Master’s)
Penn Engineering is a proud partner of the Vingroup Science and Technology Scholarship Program. Vingroup’s mission is to nominate and support talented students for graduate study. The Vingroup scholarship provides full coverage of tuition and fees, as well as a living stipend, for the duration of the master’s program. It also offers one additional year of funding for master’s students continuing on to a doctoral program.

• Eligibility & Selection: Vietnamese students are nominated by Vingroup prior to applying to Penn. The scholarship is automatically granted to Vingroup nominees upon admission.

Additional Funding Opportunities for Doctoral Students 

Penn Engineering doctoral students receive full funding for the duration of their program as long as they remain in good academic standing; full funding includes tuition and associated fees, single health insurance, single dental insurance and an annual living wage. To review more funding information at Penn, explore student employment opportunities. Applicants are also encouraged to consider federal funding available through submission of the FAFSA.

Ashton Fellowship
The Ashton Fellowship was established by Augustus T. Ashton in the year 1950 to support University of Pennsylvania graduate students from Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Fellows receive full funding for five years of doctoral studies including tuition, fees, and stipend.

• Eligibility: Must be a U.S. citizen from PA or NJ and under 25 years old with at least one parent or grandparent who was a native born citizen of the U.S.
• Selection: Students must complete the nomination form upon accepting their offer of admission and prior to their first semester.

Vingroup Fellowship (Doctoral)
Penn Engineering is a proud partner of the Vingroup Science and Technology Scholarship Program. Vingroup’s mission is to nominate and support talented students for graduate study. Vingroup covers fifty percent of the cost of doctoral student funding (tuition, fees, and stipend) for up to six years of graduate study at Penn.

• Eligibility & Selection: Eligible students are nominated by Vingroup prior to applying to Penn. The fellowship is automatically granted to Vingroup nominees upon admission.

Presidential Ph.D. Fellowship
Please visit the President’s Initiative page for complete information on funding offered, eligibility, and the selection process

• Selection: Applicants are automatically considered at the time of application for admission. No additional application or materials are required.

Research and Teaching Assistantships

We do not offer assistantships as a means of funding master’s degrees. However, some departments may have TA positions available and students may try to find part time positions in the many labs on campus. You must have completed at least one semester in good standing in your program to qualify. Please see your Program Office for more information.