Students in all fee-based programs and fee-based degrees are ineligible for the tuition exemption program, institutional tuition waivers and the Undergraduate/Graduate University Grant programs, including the Husky Promise program.

However, it is possible for students in fee-based programs to qualify for some federal and state grants, loans, or the work study program, as well as some departmental scholarship programs. For information on federal or state aid, contact the UW Office of Student Financial Aid. For information regarding departmental aid, contact the department administering your fee-based degree program.

Below is a list of current fee-based programs at UW that are ineligible for tuition waivers and university grants. New programs may be added to this list at any time. If you have eligibility questions for a program or degree not included here, please contact the department.

Arts, Writing & Culture

» Bachelor's in English
» Master's in Museology

Biotechnology & Biomedical

» Master's in Biomedical Regulatory Affairs
» Master's in Medical Engineering
» Master's in Pharmaceutical Bioengineering

Building Construction, Design & Real Estate

» Master's in Construction Engineering
» Master's in Construction Management
» Master's in Infrastructure Planning and Management

Business

» Bachelor's in Business Administration (UW Bothell)
» Evening MBA
» Executive MBA
» Global MBA
» Global Executive MBA
» Master's in Computational Finance and Risk Management
» Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership
» Master of Professional Accounting – Auditing & Assurance
» Master of Professional Accounting – Taxation
» Technology Management MBA

Communication & Media

» Bachelor's in Communication
» Master of Communication in Digital Media
» Master's in Computational Linguistics
» Master's in Human Centered Design & Engineering

Computing & IT

» Bachelor's in Health Informatics and Health Information Management
» Master's in Clinical Informatics and Patient-Centered Technologies
» Master's in Computational Finance and Risk Management
» Master's in Computational Linguistics
» Master's in Computer Science & Engineering
» Master of Science in Computing & Software Systems
   (UW Bothell)
» Master of Communication in Digital Media
» Professional Master's Program in Geographic Information    Systems  
» Master's in Human Centered Design & Engineering
» Master of Science in Information Management
» Online Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS)

Education

» Danforth Educational Leadership Program
» Doctorate in Leadership for Learning
» Master's in Educational Policy
» Master of Education in Instructional Leadership
» Master of Education in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership
» Master's in School Psychology

Engineering

» Master of Science in Aeronautics & Astronautics Engineering
» Master of Aerospace Engineering
» Master of Aerospace Engineering in Composite Materials and Structures
» Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
» Master's in Civil Engineering (Renewable Energy Infrastructure)
» Master's in Construction Engineering
» Professional Master's Program in Electrical Engineering
» Master's in Human Centered Design & Engineering
» Professional Master's Program in Industrial and Systems    Engineering  
» Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
» Master's in Medical Engineering
» Master's in Pharmaceutical Bioengineering
» Master of Science in Physics
» Master of Sustainable Transportation

Environment & Sustainability

» Professional Master's Program in Geographic Information    Systems  
» Master of Sustainable Transportation
» Master's in Infrastructure Planning and Management

Health, Medicine & Social Work

» Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN)
» Bachelor's in Health Informatics and Health Information Management
» Doctor of Audiology
» Doctorate in Nursing Practice
» Doctorate in Physical Therapy
» Executive Masters in Public Health
» Extended Master of Clinical Health Services for Physician    Assistants
» Master's in Clinical Informatics and Patient-Centered Technologies
» Executive Master of Health Administration
» Graduate Entry Program in Nursing (GEPN)
» Master of Health Administration
» Master of Science in Medical Speech-Language Pathology
» Master of Public Health in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice
» Master's in Nursing
» Master of Social Work Extended Degree Program
» Postbaccalaureate Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences

Humanities & Social Sciences

» Bachelor's in English
» Bachelor's in Humanities
» Bachelor's in Social Sciences
» Professional Master's in Computational Linguistics

Law & Regulation

» Master of Law in Health Law  
» Master of Law in Intellectual Property Law and Policy
» Master of Law in Taxation

Nonprofit & Public Sector

» Master's in Museology
» Executive Master of Public Administration

Science & Math

» Master of Science in Applied Mathematics
» Master's in Computational Finance and Risk Management
» Master of Science in Physics