Graduate Tuition and Fees

Updated tuition/fees information for the MSN and MSN-FNP programs is available in the MSN Tuition and Fees Addendum.  

Tuition and fees are effective as of the Spring II Term 2015 (April 5, 2015) and thereafter.  Tuition and fees are subject to change. The schedule of total charges for a period of attendance and the estimated schedule of total charges for the entire educational program are below:

Graduate Programs1 Master of Health
Administration 
Master of Science in
Occupational Therapy 
Master of Science in Nursing Program Tracks 
  MHA  MSOT  Generalist
(MSN) 
Nurse Educator
(MSN-Ed.) 
Clinical Nurse Leader
(MSN-CNL) 
Family Nurse
Practitioner
(MSN-FNP) 
Strategic Innovation
Management
(MSN-SIM) 
Degree Earned Master's Degree Master of Science  Master of Science  Master of Science  Master of Science  Master of Science  Master of Science 
Semester Credits
(including transfer credits)
36  96  36  39  48  53  39 
Tuition Cost
(per credit)
$625
per credit 
$750
per credit 
$725 
per credit
$725 
per credit
$725 
per credit
$725
per credit
$725 
per credit
Total Tuition Cost
(not including additional fees)
$22,500  $72,000  $26,100  $28,275  $34,800  $38,425  $28,275 
Application Fee
(non-refundable)
$75  $75  $75  $75  $75  $75  $75 
STRF Fee2 
(non-refundable)
$0.00  $0.00  $0.00  $0.00  $0.00  $0.00 

$0.00 

Estimated Total Book Costs*  $1,829  $2,043  $1,703  $1,928  $2,061  $3,030  $1,350 
Estimated Total Book
Shipping Cost
$183  $205  $170  $193  $206  $303  $135 
Estimate for Uniforms  N/A  $130  $30  $30  $30  $30  $30 
Estimate for Supplies &
Licensure Prep.3 
N/A  $70  $0  $0  $0  $1,200  $0 
Estimated Total
Program Costs 
(including additional fees)
$24,587  $74,523  $28,078  $30,501  $31,172  $43,063  $29,865 

 

Graduate Programs1  Post-Master's Certificate Programs 
  Nurse Educator Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) 
Degree Earned  Certificate  Certificate 
Semester Credits 
(including transfer credits)
12  26 
Tuition Cost
(per credit) 
$725 
per credit
$775
per credit 
Total Tuition Cost
(not including additional fees) 
$8,700  $20,150 
Application Fee
(non-refundable) 
$75  $75 
STRF Fee2  $0.00      $0.00 
Estimated Total Book Costs*  $768  $1,185 
Estimated Total Book Shipping Cost  $77  $118 
Estimate for Uniforms  N/A  $30 

Estimate for Supplies &
Licensure Prep.3 

N/A  $1,200 
Estimated Total Program Costs
(including additional fees) 
$9,620  $22,758 

 

Graduate Programs1  Doctor of Physical
Therapy 
Doctor of Pharmacy 
  DPT  PharmD 
Degree Earned  Doctorate      Doctorate 
Semester Credits
(including transfer credits) 
133  144 
Tuition Cost
(per credit) 
$800 per credit  $1,120 
Total Tuition Cost
(not including additional fees) 
$106,400  $161,280 
Application Fee
(non-refundable) 
$75  $75 
STRF Fee $0.00  $0.00 
Estimated Total Book Costs*  $1,924  $3,173 
Estimated Total Book Shipping Cost  $192  $318 
Estimate for Uniforms  $300  $70 
Estimate for Supplies &
Licensure Prep.3
N/A  $1,731 
Estimated Total Program Costs 
(including additional fees)
$108,891  $166,647 

 

*The Estimated Total Book Costs reflects the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price totals compiled in January 2015.  

Please Note: Students who wish to take Challenge Exams will be subject to a fee of $100 for each Challenge exam.  Please see the Bursar Office for a full price listing.   

1 West Coast University also offers certain online courses to students in on-ground programs.  If a student enrolled in an on-ground program chooses to take a course or courses offered online, he/she will be subject to a Technology Fee of $50 per credit hour for each course in addition to the tuition charges listed above.  The Technology fee does not apply to program courses offered in a blended format (MHA, MSN, & Post-Master's Certificate programs).  Course Audits - If a course(s) is being audited, credits for these course(s) will be included for the students schedule status for courses taken by semester.  Audit course fees will be incurred by program, based on these schedule statuses shown above. 

2 You must pay the state-imposed assessment for the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) if all of the following applies to you: 1) You are a student, who is a California resident, or are enrolled in a residency program, and prepay all of part of your tuition either by cash, guaranteed student loans, or personal loans, and 2) Your total charges are not paid by any third-party payer such as an employer, government program or other payer unless you have a separate agreement to repay the third party. You are not eligible for protection from the STRF and you are not required to pay the STRF assessment, if either of the following applies: 1)You are not a California resident, or are not enrolled in a residency program, or 2) Your total charges are paid by a third party, such as an employer, government program or other payer and you have no separate agreement to repay the third party.  

The State of California created the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) to relieve or mitigate economic losses suffered by students in educational programs who are California residents, or are enrolled in a residency program attending certain schools regulated by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education (BPPE). You may be eligible for STRF if you are a California resident or are enrolled in a residency program, prepaid tuition, paid the STRF assessment, and suffered an economic loss as a result of any of the following: 1) The school closed before the course of instruction was completed; 2) The school’s failure to pay refunds or charges on behalf of a student to a third party for license fees or any other purpose, or to provide equipment or materials for which a charge was collected within 180 days before the closure of the school; 3)The school’s failure to pay or reimburse loan proceeds under a federally guaranteed student loan program as required by law or to pay or reimburse proceeds received by the school prior to closure in excess of tuition and other cost; 4) There was a material failure to comply with the Act or this Division within 30 days before the school closed or if the material failure began earlier than 30 days prior to closure, the period determined by the Bureau; 5) An inability after diligent efforts to prosecute, prove, and collect on a judgment against the institution for a violation of the Act. 

3 The Supply cost is based on Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price as of January 2015 and is subject to change.  Supplies become student purchases once issued to student accounts.  Students who drop or have been dismissed after supplies have been issued will assume ownership for these items and will not be eligible for refunds. 

For details on all the supplies please contact the Bursar Office.   

Please Note: Graduate tuition, fees, and supply costs may change from year to year as stated on the Enrollment Agreement.