Executive MPA tuition

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Fall 2023 - Spring 2024 tuition and fee rates for Executive Master of Public Administration students

Tuition per semester covers the required two courses Executive MPA students take per term. Individual courses have a $6,772 per c.u. tuition rate.

Fall Spring *Summer
Tuition $13,544 $13,544 $13,544
General fee $948 $948 $948
Program fee $600 N/A N/A
Total $15,092 $14,492 $14,492

*Cost of attendance for summer terms is estimated, as tuition and fees are adjusted during this term for the subsequent academic year.

The Executive Master of Public Education requires 10 c.u. to complete: 2 c.u. per term for five terms. The chart above shows tuition and fees for three terms in the current academic year; tuition and fees for terms in the upcoming academic year may change. Cost of attendance for summer terms is estimated, as tuition and fees are adjusted during this term for the subsequent academic year.

Fee definitions

  • 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.
  • Program fee: The program fee is a one-time charge in the fall term and covers program activities specific to Executive MPA students.

Fels Institute of Government

The Fels Institute of Government
3814 Walnut St. 
Philadelphia, PA 19104

(215) 898-7326
felsinstitute@sas.upenn.edu