<p>It’s a common practice. Some majors are more expensive to have (labs, computer labs, higher professors’ salaries, etc.), and with many states facing dramatic funding cuts from state legislators, they have to find money somehow.</p>
<p>It’s a similar rationale in graduate schools. PhD programs are almost always fully funded by the universities, while medical and law school are not because of higher expected future income. But with the current abysmal job market for lawyers that might not me sustainable.</p>