Top 10 Most Expensive College Degrees in the World
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We all know that college is expensive and although a proper education
no longer guarantees success in life, a prestigious degree still can provide some leverage
towards a successful career. But not all colleges were created equal
and there are some reserved only for the richest.
We’re about to take a look at the top 10 most expensive college degrees in the world.
Let’s begin:
Number 10: Wesleyan University, Degree in Film Studies
Costs: $218.370
Located in Middletown, Connecticut, Wesleyan University was founded in 1831 by the Methodist church.
The university encourages students to perform humanitarian and volunteer services,
and it seems like it’s working, because some of its graduates have gone on to become philanthropists.
If you want to study movie production, film making, and all the details of producing a film
make sure you have your wallet ready, because if you want to become the next Steven Spielberg,
Wesleyan University’s Film Studies degree will cost you $218.370.
The thing is.. Spielberg dropped out of California State University to pursue his dream,
so you might want to meditate a little bit on that before pulling out your daddy’s credit card.
Number 9: Bucknell University, Degree in Biochemistry
Costs: $219.330
Founded in 1846 in Pennsylvania, the university is a private liberal arts university
which offers more courses than a typical liberal arts school.
At Bucknel you can choose from over 50 majors and over 60 minors,
the university having the highest rate of graduating student athletes in the country.
To get a Biochemistry degree at Bucknell will set you back almost $220K,
but it’s one of the best biochemistry programs in the United States.
Biochemists are among the highest paid professionals in the science and research sector.
Plus, BioTech is one of the fastest growing technology verticals
so getting a biochemistry degree might not be as bad as you think.
Number 8: Connecticut College, Degree in Music and Technology
Costs: $219.950
Founded in 1991, the private liberal arts college was for women only, until 1969,
when it became a coeducational institution.
Even though Connecticut College is well known for its economic programs,
the Music and Technology ones are the most expensive, costing $219.950.
The school only accepts one third of all student applicants.
You might have heard of some people who graduated there, such as:
Vance Gilbert and Chris Harford (the College of Music)
and Estelle Parsons (College of Film, Theater, and Dance).
Could that be the reason for the high prices?
The college’s mission is to:
“educate students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens in a global society”
If you have over $200K to spend on a Music Degree you should reevaluate your expectations.
Number 7: Vassar College, Degree in Media Studies
Costs: $223.525
The college is located in New York and has a 1000 acre campus, and just as many of the colleges on our list,
it was a school for women only. Vassar is know to be one of the top schools in America, being in the first 25.
The liberal arts school is pretty selective, and accepts only 23% of the applicants each year.
But if you want to get your Media degree it will
cost you no less than $223.525. Among its prized alums are;
Geraldine Laybourne (Nickelodeon and Oxygen Media),
Jonathan Littman (Jerry Bruckheimer Television)
and Lloyd Braun (ABC Network). Or you could hit it big on social media
and get the ABC job by the sheer amount of followers you have on instagram.
Number 6: Bard College, Music Degree
Costs: $271.375
Founded by the Episcopalian Church in 1860, Bard was originally called St. Stephen’s College.
The college is known to be one of the most liberal in the United States.
If you want to apply at Bard, you need to know that it has some quite expensive degrees,
and an acceptance rate of 35%.
Bard College offers over 20 graduate degrees in the arts and sciences,
and a Music degree will cost you $271,375. Some of the music program’s alums include
Walter Becker (musician and cofounder of Steely Dan),
and Zeena Parkins (avantgarde harpist).
Number 5: St. John’s College, Master of Liberal Arts
Costs: $308.392
Founded in 1696, St. John’s College is a private, liberal arts, small school,
with a professor to student ratio of 1:7.
If you decide you to follow the Master of Liberal Arts programme, it will cost you $308.392.
The college also has a campus in Santa Fe, Mexico. Among its notable graduates are
U.S. Representative John Leeds Kerr,
and Joshua J. Cohen, Mayor of Annapolis, Maryland.
You’ve probably never heard of them before, because neither did we until we researched for this video.
Number 4: Trinity College, Public Policy and Law Degree
Costs: $308.490
The private liberal arts college was founded in 1823,
and it’s the second oldest college in Connecticut, after Yale University.
Trinity became coeducational in 1969 (and this time, only men were allowed at first)
they offer 38 majors and 26 minors, with a student to faculty ratio of 10:1.
The college enrols 2300 students, accepting approximately one third of the applicants.
If you want to get a Public Policy and Law degree be prepared to pay $308.490.
One of the perks of attending this college is that you have the opportunity to study abroad,
at its Rome campus.
For the same amount of money, you could buy a 3 Bedroom apartment
in Rome and live there on a permanent basis, just sayin’.
Number 3: Columbia University, MBA
Costs: $317.030
Based in the neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York, the Columbia University
is an American private Ivy League research university, founded in 1754.
With a well recognized graduate team, the university’s Master of Business Administration
programme costs $317.030. But hey, it’s an Ivy League university, right?
Columbia University is the oldest institution of higher learning in New York,
the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country’s nine Colonial Colleges
founded before the American Revolution.
Three of America’s presidents attended the university,
Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Barack Obama
and so did fictional character Blair Waldorf!
Number 2: Vanderbilt University, Law Degree
Costs: $375.620
The runner up on our list of the most expensive degrees is the Law program, at the Vanderbilt University.
The Vanderbilt is a private research university located in Nasville, Tennessee,
you know, the state that gave us Miley Cyrus.
The university was founded in 1873 by the South Methodist Episcopal Church.
Vanderbilt is one of the largest employers in Tennessee and only 12% of the applicants are accepted each year.
Some of Vanderbilt University’s graduates are famous, familiar faces, such as:
former U.S. Senator and actor Fred Thompson,
Constitutional law scholar Marci Hamilton,
and Cornelia Clark, judge on the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Number 1: Sarah Lawrence College, History and Law Degree
Costs: $402.962
The most expensive college degree of them all is at Sarah Lawrence College.
This impressive college was founded in 1926 and was an allwomen college
until it became a coeducational institution in 1968.
The founder named the college after his wife.
Based in New York, Sarah Lawrence College offers the world’s most expensive college degree,
a graduate degree program, in History and Law, which costs no less than $402.962.
In order to get in, you have to either be incredibly rich,
OOOOR be one of the 65% of the students that get to finish their studies through financial aid.
With tuitions and student loans at their highest
do you think getting a college degree is still worth it these days?!
or do you believe you could be better off starting a business or joining an existing company
and working your way up?!
Let us know what you think in the comments!
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