Length of programs and tuition- NJ

[Kate22192]

Hi guys,

Can anyone help explain length of program and tuition for two NJ programs??

I know Montclair is normally Fall, Spring, Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer, and a final Fall. So, a total of really 2.5 years. I'm looking on Stockton's website and it says it takes "two academic years and one summer" to complete. What does this mean? Fall, Spring, Fall Spring, then Summer? I can't see how 60 credits would be completed then. Or is it the same length as Montclair?

Basically, I got into both (yay!) and am comparing costs. If you simply add up the credits, they're basically the same. However, Stockton confuses me. The following website (https://stockton.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-essential-information/cost-of-attendance.html) indicates a very low number of $13,899 for tuition and fees, per year, for the Master's in Communication Disorders. However, it also says the costs are "based on 18 credits per year (9 credits per semester)." And yet, the program is 60 credits, and 60 multiplied by $772.16 in tuition and fees per Graduate credit is a total of $46,330.

Can anyone please help elaborate? How long is Stockton's program? How much actually is the tuition? 

Edited April 1, 2017 by Kate22192

[languagegirl]

I believe two academic years + one summer = fall, spring, (summer) and then fall spring. Based on the website it seems that tuition is estimated to be about $5000/semester (talk about an amazing price). If you will be there for 5 semesters and it's 60 credits, then instead of 9 credits, you'll probably be taking about 12 (then you would be a full time students so it makes sense). Their estimate might be based on 9 credits but that doesn't mean that's what you will pay. Regardless, if the tuition is $46k for both years, this is not that bad (compared to other programs, of course and in consideration of what you can afford). I would definitely call up their financial affairs so they can give you a better estimate. Best of luck!

[Kate22192]

52 minutes ago, languagegirl said:

I believe two academic years + one summer = fall, spring, (summer) and then fall spring. Based on the website it seems that tuition is estimated to be about $5000/semester (talk about an amazing price). If you will be there for 5 semesters and it's 60 credits, then instead of 9 credits, you'll probably be taking about 12 (then you would be a full time students so it makes sense). Their estimate might be based on 9 credits but that doesn't mean that's what you will pay. Regardless, if the tuition is $46k for both years, this is not that bad (compared to other programs, of course and in consideration of what you can afford). I would definitely call up their financial affairs so they can give you a better estimate. Best of luck!

Right so, each semester would be about 12 credits, and therefore not $5000 per semester. If I actually take the per credit amount listed on the Bursar's website, the price they have for an 18 credit year is basically the same as it is if you multiple the per credit rate by 18. SOOoooo I'm thinking it's probably more like the 46k. I don't know, I'm very confused. Was wondering if anyone has gone to or is attending Stockton and knows what the real tuition is. I suppose I'll call on Monday but honestly a potential 28k for two years sounds incomprehensible.

[Jessaleerose26]

I was an undergrad at Stockton. Stocktons tuition is the 46k which is not bad. Personally if I had the choice between the two- I would go to Montclair. Especially if the price is similar. It's a better program and in a better area for clinic! They are both the same timeline- the summer is in the middle.

As a disclaimer- I LOVED Stockton and the area and my boyfriend went to Montclair for his undergrad so I know a little about them too. 

Congrats on getting into both!

Edited April 2, 2017 by Jessaleerose26

[Kate22192]

3 minutes ago, Jessaleerose26 said:

I was an undergrad at Stockton. Stocktons tuition is the 46k which is not bad. Personally if I had the choice between the two- I would go to Montclair. Especially if the price is similar. It's a better program and in a better area for clinic! They are both the same timeline- the summer is in the middle.

As a disclaimer- I LOVED Stockton and the area and my boyfriend went to Montclair for his undergrad so I know a little about them too. 

Congrats on getting into both!

Hey, thanks for the reply! You said you were an undergrad there; do you know for sure 46k is the price of the graduate program? I wonder why the Financial Aid website has incorrect information, then. It looks like, other than similar tuition, Montclair certainly is longer. It has TWO summers and a final fall, though it looks like the second summer and final fall are both externship. I don't really know how that works at all, haha! 

[Jessaleerose26]

I know for sure- the information I have is off the website as well. It includes the fees that go along with tuition, the cost of books, clinic fees, etc. in the 46k.  

Make sure you're not looking at the pre-professional program or the phd track as well for Montclair. They should be the same timeline from what I was told at the open house last year.

 

https://stockton.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-essential-information/cost-of-attendance.html

Edited April 2, 2017 by Jessaleerose26

[Kate22192]

2 minutes ago, Jessaleerose26 said:

I know for sure- the information I have is off the website as well. It includes the fees that go along with tuition, the cost of books, clinic fees, etc. in the 46k.  

Make sure you're not looking at the pre-professional program or the phd track as well for Montclair. They should be the same timeline from what I was told at the open house last year.

 

https://stockton.edu/financial-aid/financial-aid-essential-information/cost-of-attendance.html

Wait so...I'm sorry, I'm still confused haha. It's late at night here and I'm a bit sick. On the link provided, under the area for Master's Communication Disorders, it has per year tuition at $10,685 and fees at $3,213. For a total of about $14,000. Which like I said, makes NO sense to me, because it says that's assuming at 18 credit year, which Stockton obviously would not be given that the program is 60 credits. Confusion.

And here's the curriculum I'm looking at for Montclair: https://www.montclair.edu/chss/communication-sciences-disorders/programs-study/speech-language-pathology/sample-work-program/

If you click the sample work program for students with a background, it seems to show that extra summer and fall for externship.

[Jessaleerose26]

That is odd! I wonder if they count the externship as part of your CFY year. That's something to look into. I personally would still choose Montclair. It looks like more clinic time to me. 

And yeah that's the tuition assuming 12 credits but it's not. It's about that a semester. The whole program should be 46k. 

[Kate22192]

4 minutes ago, Jessaleerose26 said:

That is odd! I wonder if they count the externship as part of your CFY year. That's something to look into. I personally would still choose Montclair. It looks like more clinic time to me. 

And yeah that's the tuition assuming 12 credits but it's not. It's about that a semester. The whole program should be 46k. 

Well why in the heck do they have it written like that? I'm honestly going to call on Monday and say how confusing that is. It's easy to assume there's some special price for the Comm Disorders program, and that it's cheaper. Montclair looks like about $674 per credit at around 62 credits; 42k. So they're very similar. Montclair does seem to have lots of clinic time which looks awesome! And yeah I'm not sure whether it goes into your CFY. One thing I thought of was that if the final summer and fall are JUST externship, even if you're in school a bit longer, you're not taking 4 or 5 super rigorous courses per semester and could probably get a part-time job somewhere if needed.

[SLP1719]

I have a friend from my state that is a first year student in Montclair's program and loves it. I did not apply to any schools in NJ, but my friend loves the program so far. Good luck making your decision! 

[Kate22192]

Just now, SLP1719 said:

I have a friend from my state that is a first year student in Montclair's program and loves it. I did not apply to any schools in NJ, but my friend loves the program so far. Good luck making your decision! 

Yay! That's great to hear!

[FutureSLP2019]

Montclair designed their program so that you will complete all your coursework before you begin your CFY. You won't really even need to go to campus the final summer and fall semesters making the externship your main focus.

I don't really know anything about Stockton's program. I did not have all the pre-requisite coursework to apply since I majored in Linguistics during my undergrad, but with some of the post-bacc courses I've taken, I will be considered with a background for Montclair. I loved the on-campus clinic at Montclair when I visited this past fall and the faculty and students I met seemed very pleasant. The SLP program at Montclair has a good reputation around this area too so finding placements should not be difficult once you start your CFY.

[BeachySpeechy]

The most accurate way of calculating the tuition is finding the per credit cost and multiplying that by the total number of credits in your program. The total cost will be more than this calculation because of the fees they add to this total (ex: clinical fees). 

[slpgrad620]

I know Seton Hall isn't mentioned here but did anybody apply there and know when to expect to hear back? Thanks 

[Kate22192]

On 4/2/2017 at 9:37 AM, FutureSLP2019 said:

Montclair designed their program so that you will complete all your coursework before you begin your CFY. You won't really even need to go to campus the final summer and fall semesters making the externship your main focus.

I don't really know anything about Stockton's program. I did not have all the pre-requisite coursework to apply since I majored in Linguistics during my undergrad, but with some of the post-bacc courses I've taken, I will be considered with a background for Montclair. I loved the on-campus clinic at Montclair when I visited this past fall and the faculty and students I met seemed very pleasant. The SLP program at Montclair has a good reputation around this area too so finding placements should not be difficult once you start your CFY.

Okay, that was my question for Montclair! I pretty much figured that for externship, you're basically just doing that and not even on campus anymore. Still sucks that it extends further than other programs though...

 

[Kate22192]

22 hours ago, BeachySpeechy said:

The most accurate way of calculating the tuition is finding the per credit cost and multiplying that by the total number of credits in your program. The total cost will be more than this calculation because of the fees they add to this total (ex: clinical fees). 

Thanks! Update for anyone else reading: I called Financial Aid and the Bursar today. Financial Aid said to speak with the Bursar. Bursar told me the cost will in fact be the $772 per credit, multiplied by 60 credits. Approximately 46k. Financial Aid office apparently gets a lot of complaints that they have tuition listed much lower, since it only accounts for an 18 credit year which is literally not a thing in the SLP program. And yet they haven't updated their page.