College and University

The Most Expensive College Town in America

By Beth Braverman

Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
Do Public Universities Really Favor the Upper Middle Class?

By Edward Morrissey

A college education has always been described as an investment in the future – for students, and more broadly, for American society. Parents and students alike have already begun questioning the...
The Hardest College to Get Into in the US

By Janna Herron

The most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
The 10 College Majors Employers Want Most This Year

By Janna Herron

The proportion of employers planning to hire recent college graduates hit a decade-high this year. Here are the 10 majors most in demand.
The Best Colleges for Older Students

By Beth Braverman

By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.

What College Students Worry About Most

By Beth Braverman

The biggest driver of stress around college admissions is no longer about whether students will get into their top school.
College Endowments Take a Big Hit

By Beth Braverman

College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
The Big Payoff for Cinderella Schools in the March Madness Tournament

By Beth Braverman

Lesser known schools can see a big jump in applications and merchandise sales after an appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament.
The Most Expensive College in America

By Beth Braverman

College tuition goes nowhere but up. Here’s the most expensive college of them all.
Ranking the Schools that Turn Poor Kids into Wealthy Ones

By Rob Garver

Schools that admit a lot of students from low-income families and help a significant percentage of them find their way into to the top tier of earners aren’t leafy private schools, but mostly urban...

Can You Pass a Simple Credit Quiz That Most College Students Failed?

By Beth Braverman

While college students sometimes get a bad rap for being entitled or irresponsible, when it comes to managing their money many of them are doing it right. More than three-quarters of college students...
10 Fast and Cheap Ways to Pay Off Student Debt

By Kristen Kuchar, Brad's Deals

College is the best time of many people's lives, but if you're one of the 40 million Americans saddled with student debt, it might not be such a fond memory anymore. Sure, you get a monthly reminder...
Here are 14 Small Cultural Differences in this ‘YUGE” Generation

By Alex Leo, The Fiscal Times

I come from a family with a variety of generational labels. My mother is a "Baby-Boomer," a group responsible for the downfall of America according to my "Silent-Majority" father. Boomers were also...
Here’s Why It Takes Women Longer to Pay Off Student Loans

By Millie Dent

Student loans haunt millions of workers, but new research has found that they can be even more of a strain for women, due in part to the gender-based pay gap. A report from the American Association...
The 12 College Majors That Earn the Most -- and the Least

By Millie Dent

Although the job market might be looking up for Millennial college grads, not all college degrees are created equal, especially when it comes to pay, according to a new report from the Federal...

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