I paid about $5,000 a year for tuition at a state school. I have paid about $1,500 per class to get my engineering masters through a distance program.
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How much did/is college costing you guys?
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I paid about $21,000 for tuition my first year to go to Purdue because I was an out of state student. But then I wised up and transferred to University of Wisconsin - Madison, dropping my yearly tuition to around $7500. Probably pay around $6000-$7000 per year for room and board.
i would have gladly paid 10 times that for what i got out of going to that school.and i went as an older student, so i still had to pay rent, car payment, all my supplies, etc. myself. hence the debt. mom + dad already footed the bill for my first try at college, this time i was on my own
so what do you say about RISD? i have to make this choice ASAP.
I'm considering RISD (possibly architecture) and Art Center: Illustration (possibly entertainment design)
I'm working part time during the semester, and full time during the summers. I also worked part time my last 2 years of high school. I will graduate debt free. Medical school will put me under about 200k, though.
I am currently a Lipscomb student here in Nashville and it is 32,000 a year. I am only a freshman. I am transferring next year to a public school that is about 12,000 a year. So 32,000+12,000+12,000+12,000 is 68,000. Then after that I work in the ICU for 2 years and go back for anesthesia part which is 70,000 for a 2 year program. Overall about 138,000. I do plan on paying off the first 4 years of college the 2 years that I work in the ICU by living at home and managing my money right. I want to be a CRNA.
My secondary (high school in the US) schooling cost around £42,000., but that was paid by my parents.
My first BA(Hons) has cost me £18,000 in student loans for tuition and living expenses.
My PGCert was paid for by work, but would have been another £3,000.
My MBBS (4 year) will cost £3,375, and an additional £36,000 in living expenses. Beyond that, I'll have ongoing postgraduate studies, as medicine is a never-ending learning experience.
So total is going to be roughly £103,000 from age 11 to age 30. University is £61,000 of that.
My first BA(Hons) has cost me £18,000 in student loans for tuition and living expenses.
My PGCert was paid for by work, but would have been another £3,000.
My MBBS (4 year) will cost £3,375, and an additional £36,000 in living expenses. Beyond that, I'll have ongoing postgraduate studies, as medicine is a never-ending learning experience.
So total is going to be roughly £103,000 from age 11 to age 30. University is £61,000 of that.
I'm sort of on the same boat as you but since my dad is tenured at USC, I get 100% off my tuition. Only thing left is room and board and food.
My undergrad at university of Washington was around 5k a year.
My post grad is about 32 k a year. However I went private.
My post grad is about 32 k a year. However I went private.
One of the better thread necros. I was extremely fortunate and got a full scholarship for my B.S. so $0. I am currently looking at my third attempt at grad school (left early for job 1st time, had horrible experience with online program 2nd time), which will fortunately cost nothing thanks to employer sponsorship.
Since last posting in this thread I have almost finished a year of law school.
Things aren't quite as bleak tuition wise as I expected (nice grants and scholarships) so I might be able to graduate with a total of less than $75k debt after 3 years, but the legal job market became abysmal (like so many others) in the intervening years, so I guess it's two steps forward, one step back.
Things aren't quite as bleak tuition wise as I expected (nice grants and scholarships) so I might be able to graduate with a total of less than $75k debt after 3 years, but the legal job market became abysmal (like so many others) in the intervening years, so I guess it's two steps forward, one step back.
Ended up coming out of my under grad with 15k in loans.
Worked after graduation, saved up some and started paying off that loan
Came back to CSU for grad school where all my tuition is entirely paid for and I get a salary on top of it
Not nearly as bad as I expected
However, tuition at CSU has crept up quite a bit since I had started. I have attached the instate and there is a proposal for a 20% increase for next academic year
Worked after graduation, saved up some and started paying off that loan
Came back to CSU for grad school where all my tuition is entirely paid for and I get a salary on top of it
Not nearly as bad as I expected
However, tuition at CSU has crept up quite a bit since I had started. I have attached the instate and there is a proposal for a 20% increase for next academic year
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I've experienced something similar. When I first started college, law school tuition at a UC was 1/3 what it is today! We basically pay the same as private schools now.
At some point, people are going to have to question if the cost is worth it.
I wager if this trend continues, more people will choose to go to a CC or trade school then pay the high price of a 4 year school
with fafsa grants/loans, i'd say around 19k per yr including all of the room/board, transportation, and books.
I already tell younger relatives of mine who are interested in law school to only do it if they are really determined to work in the legal field for at least 20 years. I personally enjoy it, but many assume (quite falsely) that it's an easy way to make money.
I also got lucky because I got a lot of financial aid that is going to help keep my debt down considerably.
Fortunately, I think people are starting to realize that years of expensive education may not be all it's cracked up to be. LSAT enrollment was down last year, as were apps to most of the top law schools. I hope the trend continues because we can't have people going into debt for over $100,000 and then getting a job that barely pays $40k.
I agree....and what is bad is I know quite a few who are in that situation
Of my friends, one has about 90k in loans for flight school and his first job pays about 15k/yr according to him and he has to supplement his income with a 2nd job. This makes no sense to me. Another has over 200k racked up going to med school alone, not counting whatever she had for undergrad.
Personally, I would feel so trapped having that much debt that it would be hard to enjoy life in a sense.
Indeed.
There are some good ideas that people have brain-stormed to help solve this problem. One of them is called a "human capital" contract. Basically, you don't go into debt while you're in school, but you agree to work in your chosen profession for a certain period of time and pay a portion of your salary towards the school that you graduated from (hypothetical is 10% for 10 years).
I think it's a great idea because then the schools would be better incentivized to keep costs down and have as many employed alumni as possible. It would also mean that temporary unemployment wouldn't result in banks hounding you for loan payments.
Wise move - a) better environment b) degrees are nearly identical.
(I'm assuming engineering - otherwise there isn't much reason to go to Purdue. Fine institution, but West Lafayette.... ouch.)
My tuition was $450 a semester at UW, so yeah it was a while ago now. There were protests when it went past $500 a semester, that was viewed as being unworkable for many students then. I think it went up to the $600-700 range by the time I finished.
Compare this to my masters from Northwestern - $20,000 a *QUARTER*.
One thing about tuition that many don't know is that the tuition is so high as it's redistributed to allow students to get scholarships. I'm wondering if this has gotten out of hand. Then again, it's supply and demand at work as well.
My undergrad could have been rough. Probably close to 100k in total for room/board, but between myself, scholarships, and parents (roughly 1/3 each), I graduated with about $100 to my name, but no debt. Helps that I was able to work several summers with a few engineering internships.
Nice thing about grad school is after paying education expenses I am "netting" close to $900 a month. Awesome salary amirite?
Nice thing about grad school is after paying education expenses I am "netting" close to $900 a month. Awesome salary amirite?
In Ireland for undergraduate degrees (I'm doing one in Science Education to become a Secondary School Teacher, the equivalent of High School), tuition is free, but a registration fee must be payed, which pays for the university's upkeep. It costs €1500 per year.
I, along with the majority of undergraduate students, am in receipt of a Higher Education Grant. This grant pays your registration fee and also pays maintenance for travel, etc., and this is means tested, so that lower earners get more maintenance money. I get my registration fee payed for me and i receive €6500 during the course of the year for myself.
Also, the average annual fee for student accommodation in Ireland is €3500-€4000, so the maintenance could easily pay for that, and the €2000 remainder would keep you going while giving you more than enough time to find a part-time job.
I, however, come home every day from university (it's only 12 miles away) so I got myself a MacBook Pro (just before the SandyBridge update) out of my money.
So all in all, by the end of my four year degree I will have EARNED €26000
I, along with the majority of undergraduate students, am in receipt of a Higher Education Grant. This grant pays your registration fee and also pays maintenance for travel, etc., and this is means tested, so that lower earners get more maintenance money. I get my registration fee payed for me and i receive €6500 during the course of the year for myself.
Also, the average annual fee for student accommodation in Ireland is €3500-€4000, so the maintenance could easily pay for that, and the €2000 remainder would keep you going while giving you more than enough time to find a part-time job.
I, however, come home every day from university (it's only 12 miles away) so I got myself a MacBook Pro (just before the SandyBridge update
) out of my money.So all in all, by the end of my four year degree I will have EARNED €26000
Quite a lot of BS. You can of course enroll while being privately ensured and getting a good education in veterinary medicine doesn't necessarily require dealing with dogs in the first semester. When you study rocket science you don't fly to the moon in the first semester, either.
I for one am glad that education in Germany is reasonably priced compared to the crazy amounts of money taken by US institutions.
$24,500 a year, tuition, fees, and housing.
Not terrible, considering I go to a good school in a big city.
Not terrible, considering I go to a good school in a big city.