Credit Hour Weights
Weighted Average Instruction Costs per Credit Hour By Course Level and Discipline (Average of FL, IL, & OH Cost Studies)
Student Credit Hour Cost Indices by Discipline and Level
Course Level
Course Level
DisciplineLower DivisionUpper DivisionMaster'sOther GraduateDoctoral IDoctoral II
Liberal Arts, Math, Social Sciences1.071.483.273.273.814.34
Basic Skills1.001.222.192.193.174.16
Business1.001.442.682.685.428.17
Education1.171.472.322.323.284.24
Service1.061.222.192.193.174.16
Visual and Performing Arts1.362.244.494.494.504.51
Trades and Technologies1.451.972.952.953.624.30
Sciences1.181.864.704.704.744.79
Law1.521.253.333.334.475.61
Engineering/Architecture1.572.524.374.374.474.58
Health1.441.764.134.134.665.19
Nursing1.441.764.134.134.665.19
Other1.001.222.192.193.174.16
Note: Indices calculated by dividing the cost per credit hour for each category by the cost per credit hour of the lowest cost category. Source: SHEEO Four-State Cost Study.
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