Education News – Kristin Decarr
“A new report released by the Urban Institute in Washington, DC has examined the cost of higher education in all 50 states and the reasons behind the various stages of affordability. The report, “Financing Public Higher Education: Variation Across States,” found Wyoming to be the most affordable state to earn a bachelor’s degree in. Authors Sandy Baum and Martha Johnson determined the state to have the lowest tuition for residents enrolled in a four-year program and the eighth lowest community college tuition in the nation. According to the report, tuition at a four-year school costs students who live in Wyoming an average of $4,646 per academic year. Meanwhile, New Hampshire was found to have the highest tuition in the country, charging $14,712 per academic year. Wyoming has the second-highest level of funding per full-time student, offering more than $15,000 per student each year.”(more)