Tuition, Expenses and Funding Opportunities

The Binghamton University Graduate School Costs and Funding webpage provides information about tuition and fees for graduate nursing programs.

Other Expenses 

Students in Decker's graduate nursing programs should expect to incur costs for additional items related to clinical practice (see below). These costs are in addition to the standard University tuition and fees. 

• Estimated graduate nursing student costs 

  YEAR ONE, FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT EXPENSES IN ADDITION TO TUITION AND FEES

  Books: $2,000 

  • Based on 12 credits per semester for two semesters

  Transportation to/from clinical sites: $1,260

  • Students travel up to 75 miles one way, 2x per week for 15 weeks (spring semester) @ 56 cents per mile

  Uniform allowance including lab coats, professional attire, name pin and upkeep: $1,000

  Housing: use graduate student budgeted amount

  Professional and personal expenses: $3,500

  • For example, allowance for childcare expenses, professional nursing conference fees, membership fees to join national nursing organizations, technology costs and certification review course costs

  Health requirements (annual fees)

  • CPR certification: $70-$100
  • Health physical: $125

  Health requirements (one-time expenses)

  • Measles titer: $50
  • Mumps titer: $50
  • Rubella titer: $50
  • Varicella-Zoster titer: $50
  • Hepatitis B vaccination series 3@$52=$156
  • Hepatitis B titer $58 (quantitative) OR $169 (level)
  • Tetanus series $40
    Vaccine total: $454 w/quant or $565 w/level

  One-time expenses:

  • CastleBranch Medical Document Manager: $35
  • Stethoscope: $200 (per Welch Allyn)
  • Diagnostic set: $500 (per Welch Allyn)
  • Subscription to Typhon software (document completion of clinical hours): $100

  Annual clinical simulation fees (projected): $660

  • $330 per semester projected cost in fall and spring semesters

  YEAR TWO, FULL-TIME ENROLLMENT EXPENSES IN ADDITION TO TUITION AND FEES

  Books: $2,000

  • Based on 12 credits per semester for two semesters

  Transportation to/from clinical sites each semester: $2,520

  • Students travel up to 75 miles one way, 2x per week for 30 weeks (fall and spring semester) @ 56 cents per mile

  Uniform allowance including lab coats, professional attire, name pin and upkeep: $1,000

  Housing: use the graduate student budgeted amount

  Professional and personal expenses: $3,500

  • For example, allowance for childcare expenses, professional nursing conference fees, membership fees to join national nursing organizations, technology costs and certification review course costs

  Health requirements (annual fees)

  • CPR certification: $70-100
  • Health physical: $125

  Annual clinical simulation fees (projected): $660

  • $330 per semester projected cost in fall and spring semesters

  Suture kit: $45

Financial Assistance

Information about graduate financial aid is provided on the Graduate School financial aid and funding webpage.

Enrolled nursing students may be eligible for special aid programs, including loans and local grants. In addition, Decker offers a limited number of scholarships (see below) with specific eligibility criteria, including merit and/or residency requirements. There are also University-wide and national scholarships that we encourage students to apply for.

Scholarship Information 

• Scholarship and other award resources searchable database
• Bestcolleges.com nursing scholarships
• NURSE Corps scholarship program
• Decker-specific scholarship information 
• Scholarship Guide for Nurse Practitioner Schools 2022-23

Other Funding Opportunities

The following briefly describe funding opportunities available to graduate nursing students. 

Teaching and graduate assistantships

Teaching assistantship (TA) and graduate assistantship (GA) positions require 16–20 hours of service weekly for the Decker School. Responsibilities generally include clinical laboratory support in undergraduate nursing courses or supporting the school's grant and research activities. In return, they provide a tuition scholarship and stipend. Full-time study is required. Interested students should respond to a Google form that is disseminated via the graduate student listserv in the spring semester.

Traineeships/fellowships

Traineeship and fellowship positions do not require service to the Decker School. They typically provide a tuition scholarship and stipend. Full-time study is required.

Other assistantships

Other offices and programs at Binghamton University may have graduate assistantships available. All provide tuition scholarships and stipends and require service to the office or program awarding the assistantship.

Loans/work-study

Loans and a graduate student work-study program are available to graduate nursing students. Awards from these sources depend on demonstrated need as noted on the financial aid form filed with the University's Financial Aid Office. For information, call the Financial Aid Office at 607–777–2428.

Loan money from the Skelly Foundation is available for DNP students. To learn more, email Decker College's Division of Advising and Academic Excellence at decker@binghamton.edu or 607-777-4954.