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PROGRAM COSTS: APPROXIMATE TOTAL COSTS FOR EACH PROGRAM AT BHSU - FY21

The amounts shown below represent estimated 4-year TOTAL costs for tuition and fees (excluding room and board costs, where applicable). Associate (AA/AS) degree program Total Costs could be divided by 2, to estimate the per year tuition and fees for each program. Bachelor (BA/BS/BFA) degree program Total Costs could be divided by 4, to estimate the per year tuition and fees for each program.
 
Program Total Cost Avg Per Credit
(AA) General Studies Major B.AA.GENST $16,247.00  $270.78 
(AS) Applied Health Sciences Major B.AS.AHSC $16,548.80  $275.81 
(AS) Business Administration Major B.AS.BADM $17,468.00  $286.36 
(AS) Human Services Major - B.AS.HMS $16,296.40  $271.61 
(AS) Tourism & Hospitality Management Major B.AS.TOUR $18,355.40  $286.80 
(BA) Spanish Major B.BA.SPAN $32,183.00  $268.19 
(BFA) Graphic Design Major BBFA.GDS $33,415.40  $278.46 
(BFA) Photography Major BBFA.PHOT $33,415.40  $278.46 
(BFA) Studio Art Major BBFA.SAR $33,415.40  $278.46 
(BS/BA) English Major B.BA.ENGL/B.BS.ENGL $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS/BA) History Major B.BA.HIST/B.BS.HIST $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS) American Indian Studies Major B.BS.AIS $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS) Biology Major B.BS.BIOL $33,090.30  $275.75 
(BS) Business Administration - Specialization in Accounting B.BS.BAD $34,448.00  $287.07 
(BS) Business Administration - Specialization in Economics & Finance $34,448.00  $287.07 
(BS) Business Administration - Specialization in Entrepreneurial Stu $34,448.00  $287.07 
(BS) Business Administration - Specialization in Human Resource Mana $34,448.00  $287.07 
(BS) Business Administration - Specialization in Management B.BS.BAD $34,448.00  $287.07 
(BS) Business Administration - Specialization in Marketing B.BS.BADM $34,448.00  $287.07 
(BS) Business Administration - Specialization in Tourism and Hospita $34,448.00  $287.07 
(BS) Chemistry Major B.BS.CHEM $33,512.30  $287.07 
(BS) Communication Studies & Theatre Major B.BS.CMST $32,799.20  $273.33 
(BS) Composite Communication/English Major B.BS.ENGC $32,183.00  $268.19 
(BS) Corporate Communication Major B.BS.CCOM $33,542.00  $279.52 
(BS) Environmental Physical Science, Composite Major B.BS.ENPS $33,290.40  $277.42 
(BS) Exercise Science, Composite Major BBS.EXS-MGT $33,527.00  $279.39 
(BS) Exercise Science, Composite Major BBS.EXS-SCI $33,390.50  $278.25 
(BS) Human Services Major B.BS.HMS $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS) Mass Communications Major B.BS.MCOM $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS) Mathematics Major BBS.MTH $32,988.95  $274.91 
(BS) Music, Composite Major B.BS.MUSC $33,447.00  $278.73 
(BS) Outdoor Education, Composite Major BBS.OE $32,794.90  $273.29 
(BS) Physical Science Major B.BS.PHSC $33,601.90  $280.02 
(BS) Political Science Major B.BS.POLS $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS) Professional Accountancy Major BBS.PAC $42,959.60  $286.40 
(BS) Psychology Major B.BS.PSYC $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS) Sociology - Specialization in Culture & Society B.BS.SOC-CLTS $34,839.00  $267.99 
(BS) Sociology - Specialization in Law & Justice B.BS.SOC-LWJS $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BS) Sociology - Specialization in Social Resilience B.BS.SOC-SRES $32,230.40  $268.59 
(BSED) Art Major - Teaching B.BSED.ART $35,955.80  $280.90 
(BSED) Biology Major - Teaching B.BSED.BIOL $26,190.20  $218.25 
(BSED) Early Childhood Special Ed Major B.BSED.ECSP $33,270.60  $277.26 
(BSED) Elementary Education Major B.BSED.ELED $33,073.40  $275.61 
(BSED) English Major - Teaching B.BSED.ENGL $32,883.00  $274.03 
(BSED) History Major - Teaching B.BSED.HIST $32,883.00  $274.03 
(BSED) K-12 Special Education Major B.BSED.SPED $33,026.40  $275.22 
(BSED) Mathematics & Science Education, Composite Major - Teaching B.B $33,610.20  $280.09 
(BSED) Mathematics Major - Teaching B.BSED.MATH $33,594.00  $279.95 
(BSED) Music Education Major B.BSED.MUED $33,720.40  $281.00 
(BSED) Physical Education Major - Teaching BBSED.PE $32,996.40  $274.97 
(BSED) Science Education, Composite Major B.BSED.SC $32,883.00  $274.03 
(BSED) Social Science Composite Major - Teaching B.BSED.SSC $32,883.00  $274.03 
(BSED) Spanish Major - Teaching B.BSED.SPAN $32,883.00  $274.03 
(BSED) Speech Communication Major - Teaching B.BSED.SPCM $33,451.80  $278.77 
(BGS) General Studies - Bachelor’s Degree B.BGS.GENS $32,183.00  $268.19 

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