Cost
INMED is committed to quality, affordable education. Consistent with this value, many INMED faculty volunteer their service. Participants in the INMED Master’s degree in International Health are ultimately responsible for all associated expenses. The following fees are those that are paid directly to INMED for participation in the program. Participants are also responsible for all other costs incurred, including but not limited to airfare, passport, visa, vaccinations, and housing and meals associated with their INMED Service-Learning experience.
COST PER CREDIT HOUR
Tuition per credit hour: $272. No additional fees are added.
Please note: a moderate tuition increase will take place on July 1, 2023. The price per credit hour will be $295 per credit hour.
COST ELEMENTS
Master’s degree in International Health Application Fee: $100. All payments made to INMED must be in US dollars.
Tuition for the Professional Certificate Course in Epidemiology – 6 Credit Hours: $1,632. Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit requires no additional payment.
Tuition for the Professional Certificate Course in International Medicine, International Nursing, or & International Public Health – 10 Credit Hours: $2,720. Continuing Medical Education (CME) credit requires no additional payment.
Elective Courses – 6 Credit Hours: $1,632
Tuition for the International Service-Learning – 5 Credit Hours: $1360. This tuition includes the cost of one’s international medical liability insurance policy (that protect learners from healthcare litigation abroad), the cost of an international travel and evacuation insurance policy (for personal health crises), and for the uniquely challenging logistics of arranging of international service-learning in low-resource communities.
Other expenses associated with the International Service-Learning experience are the responsibility of the learner. These normally include airfare, passport, visa, vaccinations, and housing and meals at the international site.
Scholarly Project – 5 Credit Hours: $1,360. Included is faculty supervision and defense of the scholarly project before a jury of INMED faculty.
COST SUMMARY
Application fee: $100
32-credit hour tuition at $272/credit hour: $8704. No additional fees are added.
Notes: Service-Learning travel expenses are not included. Tuition and fees are subject to change
SOCIAL FUNDRAISING
MIH learners have the option of utilizing a personalized INMED Social Fundraising Page to share their upcoming international service-learning experience with friends and family and to provide a platform to collect donations to support this effort. Individuals who donate online will receive a tax-deductible receipt via email. Due to Paypal processing fees, a 3% administrative fee is taken out at the time of fund withdrawal. Learners are under no obligation to raise funds in this way – this is simply a service INMED provides to aid our learners in raising financial support. Contact [email protected] for more details.
REFUND POLICIES
The MIH Application Fee ($100) is refundable if an application withdrawal request is made within 3 business days (excluding weekends and holidays) of the applicant’s submitted online application form. All payments made to INMED must be in US dollars.
Refund Policy for Withdrawal: A student may choose to defer a course enrollment to a future course date. If a student does not defer to a future course date, he/she may withdraw from currently enrolled courses at any time and receive the following refund rates:
8-Week Course Refund Policy
100% refund: 1st day – 3rd day*
75% refund: 4th day to day before course starts
50% refund: 1st week of course
30% refund: 2nd week of course
20% refund: 3rd week of course
10% refund: 4th week of course
No refund: following 4th week of course
* Day one = date enrollment agreement is signed or date on course registration receipt. “Day” refers to a business day and excludes weekends and holidays.
Service-Learning Refund Policy
100% refund: 1st day – 3rd day*
50% refund: 4th day to day before course starts
25% refund: 1st week of course
10% refund: 2nd week of course
No refund: following 2nd week of course
* Day one = date enrollment agreement is signed or date on course registration receipt. “Day” refers to a business day and excludes weekends and holidays.
Professional Qualification Course Refund Policy
100% refund: 1st day – 3rd day*
No refund if any course materials have been accessed.
* Day one = date enrollment agreement is signed or date on course registration receipt. “Day” refers to a business day and excludes weekends and holidays.
No refunds outside the stated policy are guaranteed. Students may request refunds due to mitigating circumstances. INMED will review these situations on a case-by-case basis.
