93K/yr? Yikes!

DadTwoGirls
Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:59:59 +0000

kelsmom:

no one has to pay full price, because they can always go elsewhere

“Go elsewhere” is the first thing that comes to mind.

The value of paying over $90,000 / year for a bachelor’s degree to me seems questionable if you are talking about Harvard / Princeton / Yale / MIT / Stanford / Chicago. However, I can see how someone might be willing to pay this much for a university at this level. I also could see someone paying this much for a one year master’s degree, or even maybe a two years master’s degree if the university has a very good program in your major.

For a university ranked between 50 and 100 (or lower) for a bachelor’s degree I just do not get it. An in-state public university seems like a much better choice.

I have to wonder whether the academically strongest students will either get significant merit aid or just go somewhere else.