Is Debt Inevitable?While most students don’t want to incur more student loan debt, you may find it necessary to do so while pursuing you Master's degree. The college calculates the net price of attendance at CMU to be $21,536 per year for a new grad student (Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, “CMU Net Price Calculator”). This means two years at grad school can potentially set you back around $44,000. If student loans are an option you’re considering, I recommend talking with someone at the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid. The office can be reached at 888-392-0007 or by email at [email protected]. You may also find the net price calculator on their website helpful.
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The current cost per credit hour for a graduate student is $548. This is about an 18% increase over the last five years (Presidents Council of State Universities of Michigan, “Report onTuition and Fees,” Table 1A |
Josh Whicker is a second year Master of Arts student in the Creative Writing Program.
His focus of study is fiction and creative non-fiction. Josh enjoys reading flash fiction in literature magazines such as Brevity and believes that our stories, in whatever form, are what creates the connections between us.
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