5. Inflation in terms of Consumer Price
Index (CPI-U)
0
50
100
150
200
250
CPI-U (Baseline:1982, 39% inflation between 2002 and 2010)
CPI-U
(Baseline:1982, 39%
inflation between 2002
and 2010OilPeak
LiquidityCrisis
KatrinaSpike
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6. Inflation Adjustments of Annual Tuition
0
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
18000
21000
24000
27000
30000
33000
36000
39000
42000
Value of 2002-03 Tuition
in 2002 dollar
Value of 2002-03 Tuition
in 2010 dollar (39%
Inflation)
2010-11 Tuition in 2010
dollar
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7. Key ASPH Questions
• Should ASPH take a more active role in the area of financing of a master’s programs?
• Should ASPH systematically survey schools regarding costs, financial aid, student borrowing and
socio-economic status related to master’s degree students?
• Should ASPH recommend that all member schools establish a central point of contact within each
SPH to better inform students regarding costs and financial aid alternatives?
• Should ASPH support improved counseling of students regarding reasonable debt burdens for
MPH students?
• Should ASPH adopt a new advocacy priority for FY2013 to significantly increase funding for the
HRSA public health traineeship program ($10 million for 1000 traineeships of $10,000 each)?
• Should ASPH encourage increased availability of one year master’s degrees for certain well
prepared students?
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