The figures below are effective for the 2011-2012 academic year, and are subject to change. These costs exclude books, supplies, any required health insurance, and living expenses.

The University of Cincinnati is on a quarter calendar for the 2011-2012 academic year (but is moving to a semester calendar starting with the 2012-2013 academic year). Three quarters compose a standard nine-month academic year, similar to two semesters. Autumn quarter goes from late September to mid December, Winter quarter is early January to mid/late March, and Spring quarter is late March to mid June; Autumn Semester 2012 classes start Monday August 27, 2012. For exact dates, see UC Academic Calendars.

The figures below are totals, including all tuition and fees, and any non-resident surcharges that apply.

For students starting January 1, 2011 or later:

FULL-TIME (at least 10 and at most 18 quarter credit hours per quarter; full-time students may register for as many as 22 quarter credit hours in a quarter, but additional tuition will be charged for each quarter credit hour above 18):

• Ohio residents:  $6617 per quarter
• Metropolitan (northern Kentucky):  $6717 per quarter
• Non-Ohio residents:  $8145 per quarter

PART-TIME (fewer than 10 quarter credit hours in a quarter):

• All part-time students regardless of residency:  $562 per quarter credit hour

For students who started prior to January 1, 2011:

FULL-TIME (at least 10 and at most 18 quarter credit hours per quarter; full-time students may register for as many as 22 quarter credit hours in a quarter, but additional tuition will be charged for each quarter credit hour above 18):

• Ohio residents:  $4567 per quarter
• Metropolitan (northern Kentucky):  $4667 per quarter
• Non-Ohio residents:  $8,275 per quarter

PART-TIME (fewer than 10 quarter credit hours in a quarter):

• Ohio residents:  $457 per quarter credit hour
• Metropolitan (northern Kentucky):  $467 per quarter credit hour
• Non-Ohio residents:  $828 per quarter credit hour

For more information on definitions and rules concerning Ohio residency and reciprocity with Kentucky and Indiana, see Ohio Residency for Tuition Purposes, Kentucky and Indiana Reciprocity, and UC Metropolitan Rates from the UC Office of the Registrar.

If you are admitted and choose to accept the offer of admission, you will be required to confirm your acceptance with your signature; for students admitted to start in Autumn 2011 or later, your signed confirmation must be accompanied by a non-refundable $500 tuition deposit at the time of confirmation, all of which will be applied to your tuition bill in your first term once you arrive and start the program.

Applicants may express interest in being considered for both tuition and assistantship financial aid simply by checking the appropriate area on the MS - Business Analytics Application Form.  These awards are made competitively, based on merit (test scores, grades, prior coursework, letters of recommendation, etc.).

Most of our financial aid is allocated for students starting in the Autumn semester; very limited amounts may be available at other times. The amount of financial aid available varies annually, as does the competition for it. In addition to having excellent credentials, timeliness of the application is important; while we do not have rigid deadlines for application for admission, applicants should have their file complete by March 1 to ensure priority consideration for financial aid starting in the following Autumn semester.

University Graduate Scholarship (UGS)

This form of aid is applied directly toward tuition, and the amount varies.

Assistantships

This form of aid is direct payment for full-time (20 hours per week) or part-time work for the OBA Department. The nature of the work might include (among other things) grading, holding office hours to assist undergraduate students, working as a computer assistant, teaching, assisting a professor with research, assisting the Program, and helping to administer a professional journal.  Many of these positions are filled during the first part of the Autumn term. If you are interested in being considered for an assistantship, please indicate the skills that you have that may be a fit for any of our potential needs on your resume that you include as part of your application

The university provides help and coordination in lining up alternative ways to finance your education through the Student Financial Aid Office (click Graduate Students on the left).