Tuition & Financial Aid

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Your UW Bothell MBA offers high value at a competitive cost, with scholarships and funding options to make your investment achievable and the and the ROI paying dividends for years to come.

Tuition and Fees

Tuition (2025–2026)

Student Type	Residency Status	Quarterly Tuition*	Annual (3 quarters)	Total Est. (2 Years)**
Resident	Incoming	$9,470	$28,410	$56,950
Non-Resident	Incoming	$11,353	$34,059	$68,280

Program Fee

Annual Program fee* covers:

Leadership retreat
Year-end recognition events
Professional development workshops
Networking activities

You can find additional information online about tuition and fees as well as tuition & fee assessment deadlines. You can explore further using the interactive tuition dashboard.
* 2025-2026 the one-time Program Fee is $785.

Due date

The tuition due date is always the third Friday of the quarter.

Understanding Residency

To be classified or reclassified as a resident, for tuition and fee purposes, a student must establish a bona fide domicile in the state of Washington primarily for purposes other than education for the period of one year immediately prior to classification as a resident.

If you are classified as a non-resident on the Enrollment Confirmation Acknowledgment you received and you believe you qualify for resident status, you may apply for a change of status.

Scholarship and Financial Aid

Financial Aid Opportunities

View the financial aid page for the latest information on financial aid research. Generous scholarships are selectively available in amount ranging from $500 to over $5,000. Additional information can be found at the UW financial aid office.

Scholarships

Merit/Need Scholarships

Partial scholarships of varied amounts awarded in the Fall and Spring Quarters for registered students.

Don Whitney Memorial Scholarship

Annual award of variable amount for an MBA student who, in the spirit of Don Whitney, represents good academic performance, caring community service, generosity, and responsibility. This scholarship is awarded in the Winter Quarter.

Additional MBA Scholarships

Additional awards are offered by the Government Finance Officers Association.

Additional Scholarship Resources

Graduate scholarships and grant opportunities are generally more competitive than undergraduate scholarship opportunities and graduate students are encouraged to widely research for opportunities.

Tuition Exemption for Washington State Employees

Limited enrollment may be available for Washington state employees using tuition exemption on a space-available basis. Students in the MBA program may use tuition exemption to enroll in any except the following MBA courses:

B BUS 501: Leadership, Team Process & Decision Making
B BUS 502: Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics
B BUS 503: Financial & Managerial Accounting
B BUS 504: Economics for Business Leaders
B BUS 505: Financial Management
B BUS 506: Marketing Management
B BUS 512: Strategy
Learning courses, graduate-level independent study courses numbered 600, 700, and 800, or any self-sustaining/fee-based courses.
Additional exclusions include independent study, thesis, dissertation, research, internships, tutorials, private lessons, or practicums. Also, certain state-funded courses or programs may be excluded from the tuition exemption program on the basis of academic or fiscal considerations.

In order to register using tuition exemption, carefully follow the steps in the UW Bothell registration guidelines. Directed questions on the process to the UW Bothell Registrar.