Expensive School Myths

EXPENSIVE SCHOOL MYTHS MAYBE YOUR SAFETY SCHOOL IS THE BETTER CHOICE CONSIDER THE COST $0 COST RANGE (PER YEAR) $60,000 There are more than 4,400 Average private university cost for full-time student (2012) $29,056 $15,000 colleges in the US Average public university cost for full-time student (2012) Based on a 2013 study by Sallie Mae 40% of families dismissed schools by cost before they Nearly researched the school of students 1/3 borrowed money for college in 2013 56% of families eliminated colleges based on tuition costs in 2009 67% Underemployment for college grads is at 44% of families in 2013 HIGHEST & LOWEST TUITIONS FOR 4+YEAR PROGRAMS Private not-for-profit schools I Public schools Columbia University Sarah Lawrence College Vassar College George Washington University Trinity College Average for private schools University of Pittsburgh PA State University University of NH University of Vermont Colorado School of Mines Average for public schools Sinte Gleska University Grace College of Divinity Navajo Technical College Curtis Institute of Music Turtle Mountain Community College Brazosport College Colorado Mountain College Berea College Dine College Haskell Indian Nations University $10,000 $28,000 $38,000 $40,000 $58,000 HOW IMPORTANT IS PRESTIGE? IUY LEAGUE PUBLIC SCHOOL On average, students who were accepted into Ivy League schools but chose less selective ones earned the same income as graduates who chose to attend Ivy League Based on a case study by Alan Krueger (of Princeton) and Stacy Berg Dale (affiliated with Andrew Mellon Foundation) FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES WITH CEOS THAT GRADUATED 1/2 FROM LESS SELECTIVE SCHOOLS Bank of America AIG at&t hp WELLS FARGO Ford ÇVS of all US Senators pharmacy graduated from public and state universities V LESSON LEARNED UNLESS YOU'RE AT THE TOP OF YOUR CLASS IN THE JUY LEAGUE, YOU MAY BE BETTER OFF BEING A BIG FISH IN A SMALL POND. AFFORDABLE-ONLINE-COLLEGES.NET Sources: http://collegecost.ed.gov/catc http://www.brookings.edu/research/articles/2004/10/education-casterbrook http://money.cnn.com/101/college-101/college-cost.moneymag/index.htm http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2013/07/26/Why-Students-are-Rejecting-the-Top-Colleges http://in.princetonreview.com/in/2011/02/successful-grads-dont-only-graduate-from-selective-schools.html http://www.businessinsider.com/malcolm-gladwell-if-you-want-a-science-or-math-degree-do-not-go-to-harvard-2013-9 DEVELOPED BY N NOWSOURCING %24 %24