Costs and Funding

Tuition and Financial Aid

• Visit the Office of Student Financial Aid website to learn more about the basics of financial aid.
• Information regarding costs of attendance, including UMaine tuition and fees is available through the Bursar’s Office website.
• Tuition break! The New England Board of Higher Education Regional (NEBHE) Program allows students from New England states to attend the University of Maine at a significantly reduced tuition rate for selected academic programs, including the Master’s program in Communication Sciences and Disorders (i.e. the speech-language pathology program).

Funding and Employment Opportunities

Please note: Students who work during their graduate program are advised to work 10 hours per week or less. Students who work greater than 10 hours per week (e.g., assistantship, outside employment) might need to extend their program by up to one year to ensure they gain their clinical hours. 

• CSD graduate assistantships are awarded competitively each year to outstanding Communication Science and Disorders applicants to work alongside CSD faculty in the department. Assistantships include partial tuition coverage and a generous monthly stipend. 
• The University’s Graduate School maintains a funding guide with a helpful overview of the different types of financial assistance that graduate students at UMaine receive. If you are eligible for Federal work-study, contact the Office of Student Employment to determine what work-study positions are currently available.
• Plural Publishing Research Scholarships currently support graduate student research, providing $3,000 in funding per award. This scholarship program is open to students of CAPCSD-member programs in good standing, which includes UMaine’s Department of CSD.