So how much does Uni cost in the states?

Muusers · #1 01-21-2011, 05:59 PM

I'm thinking about doing my Masters either at CalTech or MIT (studying mech. eng.) and I'm pretty sure I'm going to do them abroad anyways since the Master courses in the Netherlands don't suite my liking and/or ambition.

So I'm asking what does a year cost. Including living, taxes, college tuition, books, etc. etc.

arbitrary · #2 01-21-2011, 06:12 PM

MIT is stupid expensive as is living in the boston area. When I was living in the city I was paying about $750 mo, its prbly a little more now.

http://web.mit.edu/facts/tuition.html

http://www.collegecrunch.org/school-...of-technology/

**colcifer** · #3 01-21-2011, 06:12 PM

A ****ing ****load. College cost is a big problem over here so unless there is a specific program you feel you need to be in, I'd stay in Europe.

theNoseBleedKid · #4 01-21-2011, 07:51 PM

Hey man, if I was you I'd consider living in state of the institution I was interested in for a year first. From memory, a lot of colleges/Universities have significant differences between state resident's fees and out of state fees. For one place I looked at the out of state fees were 10x as much!

If you've that luxury of time and the ability and interest to live there for a year before things would be a lot easier, at least from my perspective.

4stringer87 · #5 01-21-2011, 09:26 PM

M.I.T. is going to be really expensive. I would consider going there if it didn't cost an arm and a leg. My advice would be to find a good state school, live in the state a year and then go there. It knocks a lot of the tuition cost off. Virgina and North Carolina both have some good state schools.

Edit: I should mention that in NC there aren't too many R.A.s for master students at state schools. There's a lot more for PHD students. I might just go straight to the PHD if you could. That's what I actually might be going for. I'm not too sure.

MadMan118 · #6 01-21-2011, 11:41 PM

Go get a large heap of money about as tall as you are, and about as big around as a manhole cover. You are still too poor for college.

bass12 · #7 01-22-2011, 01:44 AM

University fees in the States are criminally high. In Quebec we're really lucky - I just completed a Masters for less than $5,000 (living expenses not included). I don't think I'll be so lucky for the PhD though (looking at doing that in the U.K.).

jp58 · #8 01-22-2011, 03:08 AM

College in the states is prohibitevly expensive.

I go to a state school, and gross cost levied to me is $18,500 usd. My meals, room, and amenities are covered in that, anything else must be paid for.

**bassybill** · #9 01-22-2011, 04:27 AM

Higher Education is getting expensive everywhere. It's a real shame. I think this is something that should be available to everyone, free at the point of delivery.

hrodbert696 · #10 01-22-2011, 05:27 AM

It is incredibly expensive here. On the other hand, there is also often financial aid available. Don't rule out the possibility of a college until you've gotten results back on a financial aid application.

JimB52 · #11 01-22-2011, 06:09 AM

A friend's daughter is going to NYU undergrad. With room, board & fees, wait for it . . .$59,000 per year.
It was about $10,000 when I went in the early 80s.

DigMe · #12 01-22-2011, 07:05 AM

A lot of state schools are really cheap if you're a resident. I went to Texas A&M (very good engineering, business, some other things) and I paid a couple grand per semester to the uni plus whatever it cost me to live in an apartment with some other dudes. You will probably find that going to school on either coast and in a lot of northern cities will cost you a ton more both in cost of living and tuition.

If you want to look into a cheaper education at a good school in a big city that has lots of fun stuff to do and a massive music scene then you might take a look at Univ. Of Texas in Austin.
bc

EBodious · #13 01-22-2011, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by bassybill

I think this is something that should be available to everyone, free at the point of delivery.

a big +1 to that. socialists, unite!

i may be mistaken, but i think "in state tuition" applies to under grad more than grad work. i believe that by the time you are at the grad level, you work a deal with the school so you are getting funding while schooling. back in the day, it could be lucrative enough that folks wouldn't rush to finish ph.d's. you get in with a prof who has a funding stream and you latch on like a parasite.

both schools you mention, however, are in very expensive places. i would think your best bet would be to find a school that accepts you, offers you a decent research job, and has grad student housing.

oh, and if you like their program, that is nice too.

there are many universities here that are not as well known as MIT and caltech, but still have good programs and could be cheaper.

iamlowsound · #14 01-22-2011, 10:15 AM

If don't mind coming to Canada, look into the University if Waterloo. It is ranked as the third best engineering school in North America and is much cheaper. It is also home to the Parameter Institute, which is the leading physics school in the world, heck Stephen Hawkins is a professor there. All in all a great school.

lowsound

DerHoggz · #15 01-22-2011, 10:20 AM

According to the EC I talked to, MIT makes you pay a certain expected family amount based on income and a few thousand on top of that, then they try to make up the rest. Basically, if you get accepted, money won't be a problem.

Nevermind, you're going for grad stuff.

Ziltoid · #16 01-22-2011, 10:52 AM

I'd look into Waterloo if I were you, but that's already been mentioned.

jp58 · #17 01-22-2011, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EBodious

a big +1 to that. socialists, unite!

i may be mistaken, but i think "in state tuition" applies to under grad more than grad work. i believe that by the time you are at the grad level, you work a deal with the school so you are getting funding while schooling. back in the day, it could be lucrative enough that folks wouldn't rush to finish ph.d's. you get in with a prof who has a funding stream and you latch on like a parasite.

both schools you mention, however, are in very expensive places. i would think your best bet would be to find a school that accepts you, offers you a decent research job, and has grad student housing.

oh, and if you like their program, that is nice too.

there are many universities here that are not as well known as MIT and caltech, but still have good programs and could be cheaper.

It's like that here. I'm hoping to get my masters or doctorate from the school I'm at now because both professors over microbiology just got very very large grants.

coreyfyfe · #18 01-22-2011, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JimB52

A friend's daughter is going to NYU undergrad. With room, board & fees, wait for it . . .$59,000 per year.
It was about $10,000 when I went in the early 80s.

Yup. It's a bit insane. And a large part of it isn't even tuition. I did a 6 year BS/MS program at a school in Boston. The total cost is kind of hard to figure as the school also required internships as part of the education so you pay R&B and fees but not tuition while doing the internships, but the cost per year for a full year all said is sitting a little over $50K right now. My undergraduate tuition costs were covered by grants/scholarships but with R&B, fees, books, etc over the course of the two degrees I'm over $100K invested.

drteeth · #19 01-22-2011, 04:37 PM

My education so far (bachelor, two master's and a beginning PhD) has cost less than 4000 euros, excluding room, board and books. Reading the stuff above, I'd say stay in Europe unless you find a grant.

Jazz Ad · #20 01-22-2011, 04:50 PM

There is a big bunch of excellent free schools in Europe.
If there is one time in your life when you want to stay in Europe, it's during your Uni time.