A published correction to an article on the rising cost of perfusion education revises tuition figures for several U.S. programs. The update, authored by Blaine Johnson in the Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology, replaces inaccurate total-tuition and monthly-cost entries with a corrected comparison table.
These are historical figures for the 2024–2025 academic year, based on information available January 1, 2025. The correction was published in 2026, but its tuition table is not a current price list. Applicants should obtain updated tuition and fee schedules directly from each program.
What Was Corrected?
The corrigendum identifies transcription and/or calculation errors in the original table. Programs specifically named include SUNY Upstate Medical University, Thomas Jefferson University, the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The author revised total tuition and corresponding cost-per-month calculations, including separate in-state and out-of-state amounts where applicable.
The author states that the corrections do not change the original table’s overall comparisons or conclusions. The two-page correction provides a revised table; it does not present a new survey, a longitudinal tuition analysis, or evidence about graduate outcomes.
Corrected Figures for the Named Programs
| Program | Length in source | Tuition category | Total tuition | Tuition per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUNY Upstate Medical University | 19 months | In-state | $28,275 | $1,488.16 |
| SUNY Upstate Medical University | 19 months | Out-of-state | $62,475 | $3,288.15 |
| Thomas Jefferson University | 21 months | Single figure reported | $86,520 | $4,120.00 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 21 months | In-state | $32,620 | $1,553.33 |
| University of Nebraska Medical Center | 21 months | Out-of-state | $82,580 | $3,932.38 |
| Milwaukee School of Engineering | 24 months | Single figure reported | $67,160 | $2,798.33 |
Selected entries from the corrected table. All amounts refer to the source’s 2024–2025 tuition data. Program lengths and tuition categories are reproduced as historical information, not verified current admissions details.
How to Read the Comparison
Tuition is only one part of the educational budget
The table’s footnote identifies its cost figures as tuition. Readers should not interpret them as a complete cost of attendance covering housing, transportation, insurance, books, mandatory fees, clinical travel, or foregone earnings. Those additional expenses can materially affect an applicant’s budget but are not quantified in this correction.
Residency changes the comparison
Separate in-state and out-of-state entries are essential when comparing programs. For example, the corrected Nebraska figures are $32,620 and $82,580, respectively. Combining them into one headline amount would conceal a substantial difference in the historical tuition burden. Applicants must confirm which classification applies to them under the institution’s current rules.
Monthly cost is a comparison measure
The monthly figure divides tuition by the listed program length. It is not necessarily the amount a student pays each calendar month, and it does not describe an institution’s billing or financing schedule. A shorter program can have a higher monthly tuition figure without having a higher total tuition than a longer program.
What the Full Table Contains
The corrected table lists 25 program sponsors, spanning certificate and master’s pathways. It reports numerical tuition information for 23 entries and marks the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and Virginia Commonwealth University as pending. Those pending labels belong to the historical source and should not be treated as statements about either program’s present status.
Readers looking beyond the four institutions specifically named in the correction should use the complete PDF below. The table also distinguishes residency-based tuition at several other institutions. Keeping those distinctions intact is more informative than reducing every program to a single price.
Relevance to the Perfusion Community
Accurate educational cost information matters to prospective students, program leaders, employers, and scholarship organizations. For applicants, this correction is a reminder to check both the date and the scope of a quoted figure. For those reusing the original article’s table in presentations or advising materials, the revised values should replace the superseded entries.
The update does not compare educational quality, accreditation, certification outcomes, employment prospects, or financial return. Tuition alone cannot establish which program is the best fit for an individual applicant. IPA’s Perfusion Schools directory provides a starting point for exploring programs and reaching their official information.
Evidence Assessment
This is a corrigendum, not a clinical trial or a new observational study. Its value is documentary: it corrects the published record. The evidence ranking reflects that publication type, rather than the importance of accurate tuition reporting. The main limitation for present-day planning is the age of the underlying figures.
Source and Attribution
This original IPA educational summary and selected table entries are adapted from Johnson’s open-access corrigendum under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Wording and presentation have been adapted. The cover is a conceptual illustration.
Original Publication
Johnson B. Corrigendum to: Investing in the future: addressing the rising cost of perfusion education in 2025. Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology. 2026;58:320–321. doi:10.1051/ject/2026024.
The correction refers to the original article in J Extra Corpor Technol. 2025;57:178–180. doi:10.1051/ject/2025029.
