The private universities listed in a new “Best Value Colleges” roundup run $54,200 annually for tuition, fees, books, and room and board. That sounds pretty expensive, and it is. Could it also represent a good value? What if students actually paid less than half the list price?
Student debt
The Student Debt Epidemic: 1 in 5 Households Now Owe Student Loans
The Great Recession has pushed student debt to historic levels, and for the first time ever, almost 20% of U.S. households have outstanding educational loans.
New Frontier in Student Debt: It Stifles the Housing Recovery
With the start of another school year, the air is once again filled with angst over the high cost of college. But the discussion is shifting. It’s not just about runaway tuition inflation anymore, or even the individual …
Terrible Financial Advice: Top 10 Tips You Shouldn’t Follow
It seems like everyone from bloggers to your next-door neighbor doles out financial advice these days. It can be difficult figuring out who to believe, and bad tips can pop up as frequently as thunderstorms in the summertime. In …
Student Debt: Why Even the Affluent Struggle
Student debt is soaring in the households of the well-off. Will this be a turning point in the way we think about education and how much we are willing to pay for a degree?
College ‘Shopping Sheet’ Designed to Help Students Compare Financial Aid, Overall Costs
Aiming to make the cost of college a little more clear—and easily comparable—the Obama Administration released a new guide on Tuesday to help students understand how much they will have to pay, how much debt they may have to take on, and how likely it is that they will be able to repay the debt.
Struggling to Pay Your Student Loans? Move to These Towns
In an effort to boost dwindling populations, some towns have come up with an inventive idea: Move here, and we’ll help pay your student loans.
Why Have So Few Student-Loan Borrowers Taken Advantage of Income-Based Repayment?
A new plan to raise awareness about the Income-Based Repayment program is the latest step in the Obama Administration’s efforts to lessen the burden of student debt
Woman With Asperger’s Dodges Bullet on Nearly $340,000 in Student Loans
A bankruptcy judge has ruled in favor of a Maryland resident who claimed she could not repay her student loans because her Asperger’s syndrome prevents her from holding a job.
Saving for College: Most Parents Flunk the 529 Test
With student debt at $1 trillion and counting, and tuition rising 8% a year, it seems impossible that anyone would not know about the smartest college savings tool out there: the 529 plan. Alas, stunning numbers of Americans are in the dark.
Which Advanced Economy Has the Most Debt?
With all the talk of Greece’s impending exit from the euro zone, debt is once again in the headlines. Greece’s massive public sector debt, coupled with its inability to devalue its currency, has put the country at risk of …
Stop Fighting Over Interest Rates — There’s a Better Way For Congress To Fix the Student Debt Crisis
Interest rates on federal subsidized Stafford loans were cut from 6.8% to 3.4% during the current economic downturn. This “temporary” reduction is scheduled to expire this summer, halfway through an election year. With
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