Tuition & Fees

The total estimated cost for the M.A. in Historic Preservation is $38,500, based on current tuition and fees for the 2025–2026 academic year.

Please note that tuition is charged on a per-credit basis, and the total cost per semester will vary depending on the number of credits a student enrolls in.

In addition to tuition, students are responsible for expenses related to the residency portion of the program, including housing, transportation, and dining.

Tuition per credit	$1,030
Student and Technology Fee per credit	$73
Residency Fee	$500
Enrollment Deposit **	$250

**applied to the first semester's tuition

 

Scholarships

Application Requirements

The M.A. in Historic Preservation program offers students several different scholarships to which they can apply based on merit and need. These awards exist to reward academic and professional potential and to support personal initiative and responsibility. Awards of up to $1875 a year are available.

Only first-semester students are eligible to apply. To be considered for a scholarship, students must write a 500-700 word essay about their qualifications for the scholarship for which they would like to be considered. Students can apply for up to two scholarships but must write a separate essay for each. The essay must include:

• The specific title of the scholarship.
• Evidence supporting your qualifications.
• The relevant topical issues you are most passionate about that make you want to be known as a _______ scholar (e.g., Built Environment Scholar, Heritage Sustainability Scholar, or Community Engagement Scholar).

• If chosen as a scholarship recipient, how will you articulate and sustain your mission and help others benefit from your experience? What impact do you hope to make in your future work as it relates to the nature of the scholarship?

The Scholarships

Built Environment Scholar

This scholarship is for graduate students who are working to protect, support, and revitalize built environments and cultural landscapes in rural settings and urban neighborhoods that present key challenges for preservation. Scholars who receive this award will demonstrate a commitment to working with social, political, material, natural, technological, or cultural factors impacting successful preservation practice.

Heritage Sustainability Scholar

This scholarship is for graduate students who are dedicated to keeping alive the values of peoples and places through structures and landscapes that sustain the passion for preservation and inspire the next generation. Scholars who receive this award will demonstrate a commitment to education of the community on multiples levels and ways and advocacy with organizations and government bodies to support and maintain heritage locations and their values.

Community Engagement Scholar

This scholarship is for graduate students who are passionate about engaging & facilitating the participation of community members in addressing local adaptive challenges and technical and legal innovations to historic preservation issues, designing strategic interventions, and making positive social change. Scholars who receive this award will demonstrate a commitment to community-oriented historic preservation actions to create more engaged communities that work to sustain their historic structures, landscapes and communities.