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We talk a lot about college value, but few rankings systems take affordability into account. MONEY, however, recently released its yearly list of the colleges ranked by how much value…
Read article: The best colleges for your money: 2015-16When giving advice to students and families about choosing a college and determining how to pay for it, we tell them to look at the return on investment (ROI) of…
Read article: New tool helps measure the value of your college degreeStudents and parents feel enormous pressure and go to great lengths to get into elite private colleges like Harvard. "Harvard college - annenberg hall". Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Harvard_college_-_annenberg_hall.jpg#/media/File:Harvard_college_-_annenberg_hall.jpg
Applying to and getting into college puts enormous pressure on students and families. Many students believe they need to get into the "best" (highest-ranked) college possible in order to have…
Read article: Pressure for prestige has made college admissions a circusAs college costs have risen, financial aid at most colleges hasn't kept up, leaving students to make up the difference with loans. According to Peterson's, the average college only provides…
Read article: The 10 Colleges With the Most Generous Financial AidFor-profit colleges have faced bad press over the last few years--and deservedly so. They've been accused of predatory lending, and graduates report poor outcomes, high student debt, and difficulty finding…
Read article: Why are so many students choosing for-profit colleges?Given that colleges are the ones raising tuition every year, it’s not every day that you hear a college president coming out against rising college costs–especially one from an elite…
Read article: How Dartmouth’s president is trying to cut the rising cost of collegeEveryone knows college costs are up, but how does that rise compare to the increase in prices of other life purchases, like cars, housing and consumer goods? This chart shows…
Read article: Comparing the cost of college to other life purchasesWhile we believe you should major in a subject you enjoy because you'll do better if you're interested in the material, there's no denying that some college majors pay better…
Read article: The Highest & Lowest Paying Majors By Starting SalaryWe've expressed that the value of your college degree is influenced heavily by several factors, including choice of major and how much debt you take on to pay for it.…
Read article: Calculating the value of college majorsWith the cost of college rising, more parents are beginning to look at the return on investment of where they send their children to college and evaluating whether schools are…
Read article: Evaluate return on investment when choosing a college
