Tuition and Fees

The 2025–2026 tuition for master’s degrees (M.E.M., M.F.S., M.E.Sc., and M.F.) is $53,550. Tuition for special students is based on the number of courses taken. The school reserves the right to revise tuition as it deems appropriate. Tuition does not include hospitalization/specialty insurance as required by the university, or materials fees charged by other schools and departments in the university.

Two-year master’s students must pay full tuition for two years, regardless of the number of courses taken.

For 2025–2026, a single student should also anticipate for the nine-month academic year estimated expenses of $530 for books, course materials, supplies, and equipment; $1,640 for transportation; $3,422 for medical insurance; $15,512 for living expenses; $4,715 for personal expenses; $375 for the mandatory Student Activity Fee; and $135 for the mandatory Student IT Fee.

Tuition Deposit

Upon acceptance of admission, a deposit of $500 payable directly to the Yale School of the Environment is required to hold a place in the entering class. If a decision is made not to matriculate, the deposit will not be refunded.

Continuous Registration

Master’s degree students who wish to pursue their research through a six-month or one-year internship are permitted to do so and are considered enrolled on a full-time basis (the student is entitled to continue membership in Yale Health and defer Yale loans). Upon return, the student will be enrolled as a full-time student and pay tuition for the period needed to complete the degree requirements. Students can not register for regular coursework or work as a teaching assistant while on continuous registration status. The fee for continuous registration is $3,250 per term. Students are permitted to be on continuous registration for a maximum of two terms.

Tuition Fees for Special Students

The tuition charge for special students is 25 percent of tuition for one course, 50 percent for two courses, 75 percent for three courses, and full tuition for four or more courses for each term of attendance.