Money Saving Tip: Save on College by Studying Abroad

Here's a money saving tip that was left as a comment to my post on 4 Ways to Save Big on College Costs:

A radical idea: study outside the US. My daughter is studying at a prestigious Belgian college of music. Her tuition? 5,500 Euros a year for a Juilliard class education. No there are no dorms, but even with living expenses, we would probably save a bundle over studies in the US -and the degree program is only 3 years. It's just as true for other schools and subjects as well.

For those of you wondering, 5,500 euros is about $7,100 U.S. dollars (as I write this). Not bad!

So you save by: 1) having a much lower tuition and 2) going three years instead of four. Seems like a great way to save on college costs to me!

Anyone else tried this -- or know anything more about it?

Comments

[adela]

Yes, just heard about this at the "Dollar Stretcher" website. The article spoke about attending Oxford University. The costs were relatively low and once again only three years to complete a degree, even law. Also, they said that the degrees were recognized here in the U.S. (valid). Sounds wonderful.

Oops, sorry! The article was posted from Wenchypoos Mental Wastebasket blog, and she provided a thread from CNN money website.

[plonkee]

I'll certainly plug the quality of higher education in the UK, but I don't know how cheap it is for international students. I think tuition fees are about £8K-£9K a year (approx $16K - $18K) for non-lab science subjects but, in England that would be for three years study.

Another thing to bear in mind is that degrees over here tend to be more specialised - there are usually no general studies requirements, and relatively few opportunities to take electives compared to the US.