Salus University - Cost of Attendance

In addition to tuition and fees, there are books, equipment and incidental expenses to be considered. The cost of attendance also includes a living expense budget of approximately $2,200 per month plus an additional travel allowance for terms when students are on clinical externship rotations.

TUITION AND FEES

The following tuition and fees are for the 2020-2021 year for first year students:

Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Optometry (Traditional Program)
Tuition: $42,150
Student Services Fee: $380/year
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $160/term

Optometry (Scholars Program)
Tuition: $42,755
Student Services Fee: $380/year
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $160/term

Advanced Placement OD Degree Program
Program Tuition: $168,600*
Student Services Fee: $380/year
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $160/term
*Tuition is based on the total cost of a four-year program at the annual Traditional Optometry tuition rate. Tuition is subject to change each year.

Master of Science in Clinical Optometry (MSc) with Advanced Studies Certificate
Program Tuition: $55,000
Student Services Fee: $240/year
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $160/term

Osborne College of Audiology

Audiology (Four-Year Track On-Campus Program)
Tuition: $34,240*
Student Services Fee: $375/year
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $155/term

*For the third year in a row, Salus University Osborne College of Audiology will not increase its tuition -$34,240- for the 2020-2021 academic year. Renewable scholarships up to $15,000/year are available. Students historically have offset a portion of their final year’s tuition with an externship stipend averaging $21,000.

Audiology (Three-Year Track On-Campus Program)
Tuition: $44,155*
Student Services Fee: $375/year
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $160/term

*Tuition will be offset by a first-year guaranteed $20,000 scholarship for all students who are qualified for the three-year track. The scholarship is renewable subject to maintaining a specified GPA. Students historically have offset a portion of their final year’s tuition with an externship stipend averaging $21,000.

Audiology (Online Bridge Program)
Tuition: $450/credit
Technology Fee: $160/term

Masters of Science in Clinical Audiology
Tuition: $515/credit
Technology Fee: $160/term

Audiology (Advanced Studies Certificate)
Tuition: $550/credit
Technology Fee: $160/term

College of Health Sciences, Education and Rehabilitation

Master of Occupational Therapy
Tuition: $35,875
Student Services: $390/year
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $160/term

Post-Professional Doctorate in Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Specialty Track Certificate Programs
Tuition: $1,196/credit
Technology Fee: $160/term

Blindness and Low Vision Studies Certificate and Masters Programs
Tuition: $865/credit Track A, $975/credit Track B
Student Services Fee: $240/year, pro-rated by term
Laboratory Fee: $85/term, Track A only
Technology Fee: $160/term
(View Gainful Employment Information for Certificate Programs)

Speech-Language Pathology Program
Tuition: $29,200
Student Services Fee: First year $375;Second year $360
Laboratory Fee: $85/term
Technology Fee: $160/term

Physician Assistant

	First Phase (12 months)	Second Phase (13 months)	Totals
Tuition	$44,340	$44,340	$88,680
Books & Instruments	$1,900	$800	$2,700
Fees
Student Services	$365	$240	$605
Lab	$255	0	$255
Technology	$480	$640	$1,120
Needle Stick Insurance Graduation	$41 0	$41 $270	$82 $270
Total	$47,381	$46,331	$93,712

Post-baccalaureate Program in Health Sciences
Tuition: $775/credit
Student Services: $315/year (full-time), $60/term (part-time)
Laboratory: $85/term
Technology: $160/term

Graduate Programs in Biomedicine
Tuition: $1,100/credit
Student Services Fee: $240
Technology Fee: $160/term
Laboratory Fee: Charged on a case-by-case basis
International Student Fee: $3,000/year (only for students requiring J-1 visas)