About the MFAIA- THE COST????

After a phone conversations with Philip at Goddard I am learning that the Masters of Fine Arts in Interdisciplinary Arts is 5 semesters long. Semester 1 and 2 are regular semesters of study.  Semester 3 is a practicum project- see website and application, semester 4 is another regular semester and the final semester you put together your portfolio or as we say at Vermont College your culmination semester.  

For todays date  5 semesters at $7,502 a semester is $37,510  For the degree, hold up there is more

Philip tells me it is 544. for room and board.  that is room and three meals.  add an additional 3,264 to the bill.  Travel-  that is difficult to say from Houston 300?  $1,800.  Total cost $46,812 for a graduate degree.  YIKES!  

One must be insane to do this in this economy?