How much is your college per semester?

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Also what are you going for and how long? Oh and how much do you expect to earn after college.

I'm curious to see if some of these ridiculous tuition I see sometimes are worth it.

The school I'll be going to next fall is about 2000(sometimes up to 2500) each semester.

2 year degrees(A few are one).

So probably in the end just to round up 10,000 total.

I'm going for graphic design and photography. The degree is Graphic Design and the photography is just extra after.

And lastly, I expect to make around 30,000 a year. Which is plenty to me.

Confused614 · Accepted Answer

My credits are $250 a piece. If I do 15 credits a semester it comes out to $3,750. I need 122 credits to graduate for a total of $30,500. I am going for a Bachelors in Emergency and Disaster Management. As of right now it doesn't seem like it will directly pertain to my career. I leaning towards 2 things. Also if and when I get a full time with the county they will pay 80% of my tuition as of now I only have a seasonal job.

One being a corrections officer not something I would love to do but the pay is great and being I work for the county once a position opens up in the county jail I'm pretty much set. That could happen before I finish college which will be like 2 years. Pays about 75k a year starting before overtime which you usually get a lot of. People call out, a jail can't be shorthanded.

Second being a police officer. This is what I want to do. I want to get a job in the county sheriff's department ultimately in their K9 unit. Again being a county job and knowing who I know this shouldn't be too difficult. Pays about the same. Probably could go to the academy on an associates but I'll be getting a bachelors.

GuyAdviceFromGuy · Accepted Answer

These universities are hacking up the price hardcore because of the increase in enrollment making it increasingly difficult for students to pay tuition. When I was in school, it was bearable, now I hear that tuition is up the arse and enrollment is high and schools are overcrowded. I'm glad I got the hell out when I graduated. I studied Economics and earned 55,000 a year plus bonuses, I got laid off and currently own my own business but due to the bad economy business is kinda slow and I find myself on GAG during dull moments of the day.

blufrenzy93 · Accepted Answer

At my school, it's about 4.5k a semester. Pretty cheap, huh ? lol

Long story short: Due to unfortunate circumstances, I have to stay in my home city and go to school here. So the school I'm at now was completely unplanned. I now plan on transferring to another school next year since their strong point is their medical district. The one I'm transferring to has a nutrition program, but I'm ultimately gonna apply to vet school. [ It doesn't matter what you major in for undergrad. ]

I don't expect to make anything until I hopefully finish vet school. So probably around 65k for a starting salary.

tohrment · Accepted Answer

I pay per unit/class. I'm doing a double degree (Bachelor of Laws & Bachelor of Arts) and my law units generally cos about $1,200 each, and my arts units around $700 each. So approximately $5,000 a semester. All up, my two Bachelor's degrees will cost around $50,000.

And like Disputin_Rasputin said, we get HECS so it's not difficult. I get two scholarships, but they are paid to me in cash rather than paying off my tuition. Theoretically I could use it to pay off my fees, but instead I've been using it to travel. Not particularly responsible on my part, but I don't regret my decisions.

musicbrain5 · Accepted Answer

It's about $2500/semester - I'm in Ontario, Canada.  This is my fourth year in university.  I'm a music major, also working on a minor in Political Science.  I'm not graduating this year because I have to make up some credits, but when I do finish I hope to be a music teacher in the school system here.  I don't know offhand what teachers make, but it's salaried (meaning there is no hourly pay - they just deposit a check), but I'll get paid over all the school holidays as well, including summer.

Disputin_Rasputin · Answer

Down here in Australia, it's just $1700 per semester for my degree because the government chips in for some of the cost of the college degree.

Another cool thing they have down here is that if you're a struggling student, you can go on what's called "HECS". Essentially, you can defer payment, but you rack up a mini-loan with the Government. The benefits about doing this as opposed to taking out a loan at a bank, as you do in the US, is that there's no interest charged and you don't have to pay the Government until you make a minimum of $35,000 or so a year.

Mmm mmm, Socialized Education; just awesome.

goflipaburger · Answer

In total (including housing, tuition, healthcare, etc) it's around 27,000 a semester.

Tuition alone is 16,000 a semester. Housing is around 5,000 a semester and healthcare is around 2500 a year.

But I guess I'm getting what "I" pay for. And I use "I" loosely because I'm almost fully funded by the university. I only have to pay 2,000 a semester on my own, which is worth it for an intense private education with a pretty name on my degree.

I plan on going into a JD/PhD (maybe after a year or two of getting experience). so once I do finally graduate, I plan on making 80k-100k a year at a beginners position. But that really depends on which university and law school funds me, they're deciding my PhD, which will probably be either public policy or international policy/analysis.

TheGodEmperorLeto · Answer

Roughly $28-29 a year, split that up into 3 quarters I guess... hmm.. 9.6k a quarter or so. That's mostly taken up by scholarships and then a few loans they take out with my permission. Not looking forward to paying off student loans :\

I'm finishing up two degrees as of this school year. Information Technology focusing on Web Development and Game Design and Development.

I think I will go to grad school, but figuring out how to pay for it (if I can get a company to) and ya...

As for what I expect to make when I finish? I dunno. I dun care. For the things I'm interested I've seen anywhere from 50k to 75k and it doesn't matter to me which or even if it's a bit lower so long as I can make enough to survive and pay off my crap. I care more about if I genuinely enjoy my work.

Brooke03 · Answer

I'm almost done with my second year of university and all up including fees, books, tuition, petrol and other certificates and crap I need, I've spent close to $25 000. And that's all of my own money. It's about $4500-5000 a semester but I pay in full so I get 20% off. I'm doing Early Childhood Studies. I have another 2 years of this to go and I have all my money saved up ready to pay for it. Plus my holiday money that I will be going on at the end of 2013. I have fully payed everything for university no one has helped me :)

Anonymous · Answer

A lot of universities are overpriced for what they deliver. They try to say 'oh university grads earn so much more' which is true, BUT its not a random sample. You can't pick the 1/3 or 1/4 of teenagers with the highest family income/marks/ambition and then proclaim that the difference in their income over lifetime vs others is due primarily to their liberal arts degree.

Anyway, my degree was sub 5k/year tuition back then, it might be a little higher now (B.Sc. Economics). I think I started at 40k back then (late 90's). I make a little over 100k now.

beerY33 · Answer

How much is your college per semester? Full tuition is about $25k/semester. (I got some scholarships and financial aid to bring that down substantially).

What are you going for and for how long? Flute performance. Four years.

How much do you expect to earn after college? Hmm... honestly not sure. Not in music for the money, obviously. We'll see what happens.

Darkfairie17 · Answer

Tuition for my program is 1700 per semester, textbooks are 1200, but I managed to pay way less :) And there are lots of extra expenses since I am taking certification exams. So each exam is like 150 and there are 9 in total over the 2 years of my program that I must take.  I am taking Insurance :)

vocalheiress · Answer

aprrox. 6,000 per semester because I pay out of state tuition.

Majoring in Biology because I want to work in the field of Forensic Science.

It really depends if I want to do lab work, or field work. Lab work pays more, but field work is what I want to do (crime scene) so about 40.000+

I don't nee much money, just happiness. :)

candlewax · Answer

My school goes on the quarter system. It's 1800 a quarter. Divy it up into a semester setting and its about 2700 per semester. It's a four year school. I transferred in from a community college where I'm not even sure how much it cost per semester since I had financial aid that covered it all.

No idea what I'll be making since I'm getting into healthcare and have a few options for grad school after I graduate. Looking into some sort of rehab or PA position. As long as it pays the bills...

themastaplan · Answer

10k for a 2 year program is AMAZING

i went to a SUNY school (state university of new york) it was about 7k a semester, totaling to 35k for 2 and a half years.

There are PLENTY of schools around me that are 40k a YEAR, they are very good schools but you pay a lot for the education.

Hell they could be even more now (I graduated with a 2 year degree in 2007).

I make about 45k a year as a design engineer...would like more but beggers can't be choosers lol

missannabee · Answer

My school is a little less than 30,000 usd per semester. Its four years undergrad so its roughly between 250,000 and 300,000 . That being said, a lot of that (about 2/3) is being paid by scholarship/financial aid for me, but I do know that more than half of my school pays full tuition. And I plan to go to med school after and have no idea what I'll be making. I guess it depends on what field I go into/how wages will change by the time I get there.

Stuffhappens · Answer

I'm studying architecture in Australia. Right now I'm paying $3700 per sem. It's a 5 year course and I expect to start off low maybe 40k until I get more experience and probs make 100k in the future. But my international friends are paying 10k per semester. They have it crazy!

cjwright79 · Answer

When I went to university (1997-2002) it worked out to about $2500 per year at UBC. I think right after I graduated the provincial government cut back their subsidies drastically, so it shot up to more like $4000/year.

Then on top of that it was like $54 per month for a Bus Pass, and like $200-500 semester for books.

Goddamn, I shoulda never gone to university.

Well... that's easy to say now. I can't categorically say that I didn't learn anything.

Anonymous · Answer

How much is your college per semester?

Where I go right now is ~16k/semester.

Also what are you going for and how long?

Biology major, 4 years, might be a nurse in which case it may take me an additional year OR if I apply to medical school, another 4-6 years until I'm finally done.

Oh and how much do you expect to earn after college?

As a specialized nurse? ~50k+/year

As a specialist doctor? ~100k+/year

Anonymous · Answer

my class is 585 per semester, I'm in a community college and I'm going for an associate in arts. Answer mine?

Anonymous · Answer

I'm an NPB (neurobiology, physiology, and behavior) major. It goes by quarters for me. There are three quarters and I pay about $10,000 each quarter, so $30,000 for the whole year. I'm going to medical school after this, so after the expense that comes with that, once I'm settled in a position I'll finally be looking at earning 150K+ a year.

Anjaa · Answer

In Sweden college and university studies are FREE.  AND I get a study allowance from the government for studying of about 450 USD per month.

brunettebelle · Answer

My school goes but the quarter system; 10 weeks to a quarter. 4 quarters in a year. Each quarter varies because each class is a different price. The first year is $26,900. Second year is about the same; thank god for the Cal Grant.

theydidntnameme · Answer

im going for a BS in computer science and engineering. its roughly 5k a semester for tuition + books. maybe cheaper if I can find books online for free.

its a 4 year program and I expect a starting job to be 40k a year, maybe more, like 50.

Angelyn · Answer

How much a semester: It's about 5-6,000k I'm going for 4 years

- taking business/communications I really want to get into PR or event planning and own my own business so earnings after university will vary.

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