Average Tuition and Educational Attainment in the United States

Average Tuition and Educational Attainment - in the United States + AVERAGE TUITION IN THE UNITED STATES + The fifty states are ranked from lowest to highest, based on average in-state tuition and fees for one year of full-time study at public four-year institutions for 2015-2016. Heat map is based on five-year percentage change in inflation-adjusted tuition and fees. Decrease in tuition cost Increase in tuition cost From -2% to -0.1% From 0% to +2% From +8% to +12% More than + 26% From +3% From +13% From +18% to +22% From +22% to +26% to +7% to +17% WA 36 MT 2 ND 15 MN 50 30 38 NH ME VT WI 23 SD 19 OR ID WY NY 49 MI 29 1 45 14 *41 MA NE 13 18 39 RI CA NV UT IL IN OH PA 48 ..........* 28 CO 46 24 35 40 CT 4 32 KS MO VA 47 NJ 11 21 22 KY 30 44 42 DE AZ NM OK NC 9 26 MD AR TN 27 37 2 16 12 MS AL GA SC 10 32 20 43 TX LA 24 17 AK FL 4 United States Average +13% $16K $12K $8K $4K 122 4 3 45 46 47 48 49 50 rank + EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES + Based on percentage of population 25 years and older with a high school diploma, bachelor's degree or an advanced degree in 2009. All fifty states and the District of Columbia are ranked highest to lowest in order of percentage of population 25 and over with an advanced degree. High School Diploma Bachelor's Degrees Advanced Degrees From 11.1% s14.1% to 14% 283% From 83.1% to 87% From 87.1% s91.1% to 90% 222% From 22.1% From 28.1% s 35.1% to 28% 28% From 8.1% to 11% to 35% Virginia District of Columbia Massachusetts Maryland Connecticut 28.0% 48.5% 87.1% 16.4% 38.2% 89.0% 16.0% 35.7% 88.2% 15.5% 35.6% 88.6% 14.1% 34.0% 86.6% New York New Jersey Illinois Vermont Colorado 14.0% 32.4% 84.7% 13.3% 33.1% 91.0% 12.9% 34.5% 87.4% 12.7% 35.9% 11.7% 30.6% 89.3% 86.4% 'New Hampshire 13 Washington 14 Rhode Island Delaware 'California 11 12 15 11.7% 30.5% 84.7% 11.4% 28.7% 87.4% 11.2% 32.0% 91.3% 11.1% 31.0% 89.7% 10.7% 29.9% 80.6% Oregon 16 United States Kansas 19 New Mexico Minnesota 17 18 10.4% 29.2% 10.4% 25.3% 10.3% 31.5% 91.5% 10.3% 27.9% 85.3% 10.2% 29.5% 89.7% 89.1% 82.8% L 26665 "Pennsylvania Hawaii Georgia Maine Missouri 10.2% 26.4% 87.9% 9.9% 29.6% 9.9% 27.5% 83.9% 9.6% 26.9% 9.5% 90.4% 25.2% 86.8% 90.2% L L Michigan 25 Arizona 26 Utah Alaska Florida 27 28 29 9.4% 24.6% 9.3% 25.6% 9.1% 28.5% 9.0% 26.6% 9.0% 87.9% 84.2% 25.3% 85.3% 90.4% 91.4% Kentucky 34 Nebraska North Carolina Ohio Texas 30 31 33 8.8% 8.8% 27.4% 89.8% 26.5% 84.3% 8.8% 24.1% 87.6% 8.5% 25.5% 8.5% 21.0% 81.7% 79.9% Wisconsin South Carolina Montana Indiana Wyoming 35 8.4% 25.7% 8.4% 24.3% 8.3% 27.4% 8.1% 22.5% 7.9% 23.8% 89.8% 83.6% 90.8% 88.6% 91.8% Tennessee Alabama Nevada Idaho 'lowa 40 44 7.9% 23.0% 83.1% 7.7% 22.0% 82.1% 7.6% 21.8% 83.9% 7.5% 23.9% 7.4% 25.1% 91.4% 88.4% Oklahoma South Dakota Mississippi Louisiana North Dakota 45 46 48 49 7.4% 22.7% 7.3% 25.1% 7.1% 19.6% 80.4% 6.9% 21.4% 6.7% 25.8% 90.1% 85.6% 89.9% 82.2% West Virginia 50 Arkansas Source: htt:/trends.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/cp-2015-figure-B.xls https://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p20-566,pdf 51 6.7% 17.3% 82.8% 6.1% 18.9% A Online MBA Page 82.4% 068'7$ $6,350 $6,350 09E'9$ 09E'9$ $6,570 049'9$ $6,820 $6,970 $7,150 $7,450 $7,610 079'L$ 069'L$ $7,870 $7,870 $7,880 $8,050 I $8,450 $8,530 09s'8$ 248,820 $9,120 $9,160 0Zl'6$ 092'6$ OLZ'6$ 0LE'6$ O17'6$ I $9,570 OLS'6$ OSL'6$ OSL'6$ $10,170 $10,200 $10,290 $10,650 $10,830 $11,390 007'LL$ $11,590 $11,680 $11,820 $11,820 $11,990 $13,190 $13,300 06E'ELS 066'71$ 09L'SL$