Academic Catalog 2025-2026

Tuition and Fees

Students are generally charged per semester, at half the rate of the annual tuition amount per semester. Questions about tuition and fees can be directed to rackerley@huc.edu. For more information about the Cost of Attendance information, please view the HUC website: Cost of Attendance. For more information about financial aid and scholarships, please view the HUC website: How to Apply for HUC Financial Aid and Scholarships.

Rabbinical School

Master of Arts in Hebrew Letters/Literature and Rabbinical Ordination

Campus Programs: Cincinnati, New York, and Los Angeles

Annual Tuition $29,000
Student Activity Fee (full-time) $35

Virtual Pathway

Annual Tuition (spring & fall semester) $29,000
Summer Term $10,000
Student Activity Fee (full-time) $35

School of Sacred Music

Master of Sacred Music and Cantorial Ordination

Annual Tuition $29,000
Coaching Fee $550
Student Activity Fee (full-time) $35

School of Education

Student Activity Fee

All School of Education programs except DeLeT and Executive MA program

Student Activity Fee (full-time) $35

DeLeT: Day School Leadership through Teaching

Annual Tuition (includes summer term) $29,000

DeLeT Master of Arts in Teaching

Annual Tuition $10,500

Certificate of Excellence for Teaching Hebrew

Annual Tuition $2,000
Annual Tuition (alumni) $1,000

Executive Master of Arts in Jewish Education

Annual Tuition (fall and spring semester) $14,500
Summer Intensive $1,600
Introduction to Jewish Educational Leadership (pre-matriculation) $400
Israel Seminar (determined annually when the seminar will occur) $1,575

Master of Arts in Educational Leadership

Annual Tuition $29,000

Year-in-Isreal

Cantorial, Rabbinical, and Education programs

Annual Tuition (fall & spring semester) $29,000
Summer Term $1,400
Program Service Fee (Fall semester only) $1,600

School of Graduate Studies

Student Activity Fee

All School of Graduate Studies programs except Doctor of Hebrew Letters, Doctor of Ministry, and dissertation students

Student Activity Fee (full-time) $35

Doctor of Hebrew Letters

Annual Tuition $2,650
Annual Tuition (alumni) $2,150

Doctor of Philosophy in Judaic and Cognate Studies

Annual Tuition $29,000
Candidacy Fee $3,250
Dissertation Fee $450

Doctor of Ministry

Demonstration Final Project Fee (level 3 only) $1,700
Continuation Fee (level 4 and beyond) $1,500
Individualized Electives (Mentoring I & II and Independent Study) $1,500 each

Zelikow School of Jewish Nonprofit Management

Master of Arts in Jewish Nonprofit Management

Annual Tuition $29,000
Student Activity Fee (full-time) $25

Master of Science in Organizational Leadership & Innovation

Annual Tuition $29,000
Student Activity Fee (full-time) $25

Certificate in Jewish Organizational Leadership

Annual Tuition (one summer semester) $14,500

Concurrent Full-Time HUC Students in CJOL or 2-Summer MAJNM Program

Summer Term $3,625

HUC/USC Dual Degree students: courses taken at USC will be billed directly to students through USC. Per credit hour cost/flat rate costs are based on USC tuition rates.

Additional Fees for All Programs

Application Fee (Non-Refundable) $100
Enrollment Fee (except Doctor of Philosophy in Judaic and Cognate Studies) $200
Graduation Fee (except DeLeT Credential and Doctor of Hebrew Letters) $200
Cantorial and Rabbinical Ordination Fee $200

Part-Time Students and Auditors

Part-Time for Credit: Alumni $1,450 per credit hour
Part-Time for Credit: Non-Alumni $2,150 per credit hour
Audit: Alumni $700 per credit hour
Audit: Non-Alumni $1,000 per credit hour