Student Fees	$7440
Graduate Student Health Insurance	$2034
Books And Supplies	$1513
Rent (on campus/off campus)	$7074 – $12098
Food	$2513
Utilities	$516
Telephone	$337
Transportation	$1487
Personal Expenses	$1712
Total - California Residents	$25,260 - $30,284
Non-residents: Add $14,694 educational fee Usually, Bren students pay non-resident tuition for the first year. Generally, California residency can be established after 365 days in California. International students must pay non-resident tuition for the entire time.	$39,954 - $45,518

If you are currently not a California resident but attended high school in California for at least three years and graduated from a California high school, you may be eligible for in-state rates.

Note to graduate doctoral students regarding nonresident tuition: Beginning fall 2006, the annual  nonresident tuition is reduced by 100 percent for graduate doctoral students who have advanced to candidacy, subject to the understanding that (a) a graduate doctoral student may receive the reduced nonresident tuition rate for a maximum of three years, and (b) any such student who continues to be enrolled or who re-enrolls after receiving the reduced tuition for three years will be charged the full nonresident tuition rate in effect at that time.

For more information on fees, tuition and California residency, please see the Registrar's website. Fees and tuition for the upcoming year will be announced over the summer.

 

Financing Your Education

Current MESM students meet a substantial portion of their educational costs through personal funds, federal loans, work-study, extramural fellowships, and/or self-generated employment. Because Bren is a professional school, we have a limited amount of fellowship money.

Ph.D. students are typically funded by the sponsoring faculty's research grants.  However, PhD students are expected to play an active role in exploring extramural funding opportunties and writing grant and fellowship proposals.

Funding may also be available through:

   •Fellowships

   •Student Employment

 

Free Application for Federal Student Aid

The Bren School expects all prospective and current domestic students to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) The FAFSA is required if you want to be considered for any federal, University, or Bren-based financial support. The FAFSA is used to compile a “need analysis” to determine all financial support packages, including grants, fellowships, and work-study, as well as loans.

The FAFSA is available at any college or university financial aid office within the U.S., or the application can be completed on-line . The application deadline for the subsequent Fall Quarter is March 2.

Federal Financial Aid

U.S. citizens and permanent resident graduate students apply for need-based loans and work-study awards through the Financial Aid Office by completing and submitting the FAFSA by the March 2nd deadline.These programs are based entirely on demonstrated financial need. Students' eligibility for aid is determined by comparing the "Estimated Student Budget" with the individual student's actual resources. Assistance from the Financial Aid Office is usually offered as a combination package of work study and direct loans.

At UCSB, financial aid in the form of federal work-study and federal subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans are handed by the UCSB Financial Aid Office not by individual units such like the Bren School. As such, we can only report financial support, if any, that the School is able to offer. You will need to work with the Financial Aid office to get information on aid available to through these other programs

Questions about the status of your FAFSA and student loans should be directed to the UCSB Financial Aid Office at 805-893-2432.