Undergraduate online tuition is $354 per credit, $1,062 per three-credit course, about $42,480 for a full 120-credit bachelor's before transfer. Graduate tuition is $659 per credit, $1,977 per course; the 30-credit MBA totals $19,770 and a 36-credit MS about $23,724. Active-duty military rates drop to $250 undergrad and $470 grad per credit, and nursing programs carry discounted per-credit rates in the $215 to $270 band for eligible students. There are no out-of-state surcharges; a $100 conferral fee lands at graduation. The three real discounts, in order of size: transfer credit, finishing without retakes, and the military or program rates if you qualify.
The verified rate table
| Rate | Per credit | Per 3-credit course | Full program scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate online | $354 | $1,062 | ~$42,480 per 120-credit bachelor's |
| Graduate online | $659 | $1,977 | MBA $19,770 ยท 36-credit MS ~$23,724 |
| Military, undergrad | $250 | $750 | ~$30,000 per bachelor's |
| Military, grad | $470 | $1,410 | MBA ~$14,100 |
Eligible nursing students and CCSNH graduates see program rates between $215 and $270 per credit; your admission counselor quotes the exact figure. Financial aid applies normally to degree enrollment, though single-course non-degree enrollment carries no aid.
What per-credit pricing changes about strategy
Unlike flat-term schools, SNHU does not pay you to overload: three courses cost exactly fifty percent more than two. What the model does price, brutally, is waste. A failed or withdrawn course is $1,062 to $1,977 spent for zero credits, plus the schedule slip. A retaken course pays the sticker twice. This is why our grade guarantee matters more here than anywhere: at SNHU, the difference between a C-collapse term and a supported A term is measured in exact dollars, and the support costs less than the retake it prevents. The full support-versus-alone arithmetic lives on the comparison page.
The transfer discount dwarfs everything
- Every transferred undergraduate course is $1,062 kept; the 90-credit maximum is worth up to about $31,860 off the bachelor's
- Twelve graduate transfer credits trim up to $7,908 from a master's
- Evaluation is free, so the only way to lose is not sending transcripts, details in the admissions manual
Cost control while enrolled
Three habits protect the per-credit budget. Never ghost a course past the drop window, withdrawal deadlines are the difference between a refund and a full-price W. Protect the courses already in motion before adding new ones; the 2.0 floor and aid-progress rules both punish volume without completion. And when a term starts collapsing, triage early: a supported finish through the milestone and final project desks costs a fraction of the retake, which is the entire business case in one sentence. Faster-finish mechanics, two-course terms done sustainably, are on the finish-faster page.
Price your term before it prices you
Send your course list and standing. We return the honest math, including where support pays for itself.
Sources and verification
Facts on this page come from official and independent sources, and anything that matters is worth checking against the originals:
- www.snhu.edu: SNHU's official site, the primary source for program, tuition, and calendar facts
- www.snhu.edu/admission/online/term-start-dates: official term start dates published by SNHU admission
- www.neche.org: New England Commission of Higher Education, the institutional accreditor
- www.ccneaccreditation.org: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the nursing accreditor
- apastyle.apa.org: APA Style, the official style authority behind the formatting rules