Tiered Tuition

 

WCIU offers a tiered tuition rate that adjusts for the economic differences across the world. The tiers are based on the United Nations Human development scale which ranks a country’s development on a scale of Very High, High, Medium and Low. The tuition rate is determined by the place a person is living at the time of application.

The United States is indexed in the ‘Very High’ tier.

*Citizens of countries in the Very High Tier living overseas but being paid in home currency will be charged at the Very High Tier.

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT TIER MASTERS LEVEL DEGREE PROGRAMS PhD LEVEL DEGREE PROGRAMS
Very High $465 per credit $800 per credit
High $372 per credit $640 per credit
Medium $279 per credit $480 per credit
Low $186 per credit $320 per credit

* All tuitions rates are in U.S. Dollars

Country Index List

CountryTier
AfghanistanLow
AlbaniaHigh
AlgeriaHigh
AndorraVery High
AngolaMedium
Antigua and Barbuda High
ArgentinaVery High
ArmeniaHigh
AustraliaVery High
AustriaVery High
AzerbaijanHigh
BahamasVery High
BahrainVery High
BangladeshMedium
BarbadosVery High
BelarusVery High
BelgiumVery High
BelizeHigh
BeninLow
BhutanMedium
BoliviaHigh
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHigh
BotswanaHigh
BrazilHigh
Brunei DarussalamVery High
BulgariaVery High
Burkina FasoLow
BurundiLow
Cabo VerdeMedium
CambodiaMedium
CameroonMedium
CanadaVery High
Central African Republic ChadLow
ChadLow
ChileVery High
ChinaHigh
ColombiaHigh
Comoros Low
CongoMedium
CongoLow
Costa RicaHigh
Côte d'IvoireLow
CroatiaVery High
CubaHigh
CyprusVery High
CzechiaVery High
DenmarkVery High
DjiboutiLow
DominicaHigh
Dominican RepublicHigh
EcuadorHigh
EgyptHigh
El SalvadorMedium
Equatorial GuineaMedium
EritreaLow
EstoniaVery High
EthiopiaLow
FijiHigh
FinlandVery High
FranceVery High
GabonHigh
GambiaLow
GeorgiaHigh
GermanyVery High
GhanaMedium
GreeceVery High
GrenadaHigh
GuatemalaMedium
GuineaLow
Guinea-BissauLow
GuyanaMedium
HaitiLow
HondurasMedium
Hong Kong, China (SAR)Very High
HungaryVery High
IcelandVery High
IndiaMedium
IndonesiaHigh
IranHigh
IraqMedium
IrelandVery High
IsraelVery High
ItalyVery High
JamaicaHigh
JapanVery High
JordanHigh
KazakhstanVery High
KenyaMedium
Kingdom of EswatiniMedium
KiribatiMedium
KoreaVery High
KyrgyzstanMedium
Lao People's Democratic RepublicMedium
LatviaVery High
CountryTier
LebanonHigh
LesothoLow
LiberiaLow
LibyaHigh
LiechtensteinVery High
LithuaniaVery High
LuxembourgVery High
MadagascarLow
MalawiLow
MalaysiaVery High
MaldivesHigh
MaliLow
MaltaVery High
Marshall IslandsMedium
MauritaniaLow
MauritiusHigh
MexicoHigh
MicronesiaMedium
Moldova High
MontenegroVery High
MoroccoMedium
MozambiqueLow
MyanmarMedium
NamibiaMedium
NepalMedium
NetherlandsVery High
New ZealandVery High
NicaraguaMedium
NigerLow
NigeriaLow
North Macedonia High
NorwayVery High
OmanVery High
PakistanMedium
PalauVery High
Palestine, State ofMedium
PanamaHigh
Papua New GuineaLow
ParaguayHigh
PeruHigh
PhilippinesHigh
PolandVery High
PortugalVery High
QatarVery High
Republic of KuwaitVery High
Republic of MongoliaHigh
RomaniaVery High
Russian FederationVery High
RwandaLow
Saint Kitts and NevisHigh
Saint LuciaHigh
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesHigh
SamoaHigh
Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium
Saudi ArabiaVery High
SenegalLow
SerbiaHigh
SeychellesVery High
Sierra Leone Low
SingaporeVery High
SlovakiaVery High
SloveniaVery High
Solomon IslandsMedium
SomaliaLow
South AfricaHigh
South SudanLow
SpainVery High
Sri LankaHigh
SudanLow
SurinameHigh
SwedenVery High
SwitzerlandVery High
Syrian Arab Republic Low
TajikistanMedium
TanzaniaLow
ThailandHigh
Timor-LesteMedium
TogoLow
TongaHigh
Trinidad and Tobago High
TunisiaHigh
TurkeyVery High
TurkmenistanHigh
UgandaLow
UkraineHigh
United Arab EmiratesVery High
United StatesVery High
UruguayVery High
UzbekistanHigh
VanuatuMedium
VenezuelaHigh
VietnamMedium
YemenLow
Zambia Medium
ZimbabweMedium

Additional Fees

 
TYPE COST
Online Library Access Fee
WCIU's online library, Latourette Library, allows students access to required reading and textbooks. Subject to change anytime.
$50 per term
Books
Most of the M.A. program course readings are accessible electronically in course lessons or through our online library catalog. However, students may need to purchase additional books (either hard copy or Kindle e-book) for the completion of course requirements. Many of these books will be used in multiple courses throughout the program. Students may contact reference@wciu.edu for further information regarding textbook costs.
$480 - $960 + shipping (Approximate Total For Entire Program)
Graduation Fee
Covers the cost of a diploma and an official transcript delivered to the student's address
$50
 

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Phone: 626-398-2223

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