

Program Costs
To support involvement by a broad range of educators and other professionals worldwide, ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ offers reduced tuition for Project Dragonfly courses. From summer 2024 through spring 2027, the per-credit-hour tuition for Earth Expeditions field courses and Core Courses (required online courses) is $455 per credit, and for AIP Web+ courses is $580 per credit.
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AIP Estimated Costs (Year 1 Example)
The table below shows a typical course of study for a first-year AIP student. Students take 2.5 to five years to complete their M.A. or M.A.T. Details may vary based on a student’s specific timeline at different AIP sites.* From summer 2024 through spring 2027, the per-credit-hour tuition for Earth Expeditions field courses and Core Courses (required online courses) is $455 per credit, and for AIP Web+ courses is $580 per credit.
Semester | AIP Courses | # of Credits | Estimated Costs |
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Summer: | Web+ Course Foundations of Inquiry (BIO 654; 3 credits) |
3 | $1,740 |
Fall: |
Core Course Web+ Course |
6 | $3,105 |
Spring: |
Core Course Web+ Course |
4 |
$1,945 |
Total Credits Year 1 | 13 | $6,790 | |
Total Credits for Degree and Estimated Degree Cost | 35 | $18,550 |
GFP Estimated Costs (Year 1 Example)
The following table shows an estimate of costs for Year 1 in the GFP master’s degree program for students taking a five-credit-hour Earth Expeditions summer field course and eight credit hours of Core (required online courses) courses (13 hours total, including the fall two-credit online portion of the Earth Expeditions course). From summer 2024 through spring 2027, the per-credit-hour tuition for Earth Expeditions and Core courses is $455 per credit.
Semester | Course | # of Credits | Estimated Tuition | Estimated Program Fee | Total |
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Summer: | Earth Expeditions Course I* (5 credits) | 5 | $2,275 | $1,250 | $3,525 |
Fall: | Conservation Science & Community (BIO 631; 3 credits) + Inquiry & Action* (BIO 675; 2 credits) | 5 | $2,275 | -- | $2,275 |
Spring: | Biology in the Age of Technology (BIO 632; 3 credits) | 3 | $1,365 | -- | $1365 |
Total Credits Year 1 | 13 | $7,190 | $1,250 | $8,440 | |
Total Credits for Degree and Estimated Degree Cost | 35 | $15,925 | $3,750 | $19,675 |
Prices are approved on a three-year cycle. The estimates above do not include airfare. Allow extra for miscellaneous costs associated with travel to your Earth Expeditions field course site.
* The summer Earth Expeditions and fall Inquiry & Action courses must be taken in sequence. GFP students take a total of three Earth Expeditions and three Inquiry & Action courses.
Earth Expeditions Field Course Costs
Details on Earth Expeditions course costs can be found on the course-specific pages on our Earth Expeditions website. In addition to covering the price for five graduate credits of ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ tuition, Earth Expeditions field course program fees cover all basic expenses in-country, including:
- Meals (incidental snacks and drinks not included)
- Lodging
- Field station fees
- Field equipment (as needed)
- Ground transportation (van, boat, train, etc., as needed)
- Park entrance and guide fees
Course costs do not cover personal expenses, such as gifts, or some ancillary costs, such as passport fees, entry fees, required course readers (~$50 US), or GeoBlue travel insurance (~$40 US). Certain courses also carry with them an additional cost for in-country travel and course support fees; where applicable, this is noted on the individual course webpage. In some countries, you may have to pay entrance and departure taxes/fees at the airport.