Originally Posted by detbuch
What you did was very disingenuous. Out of all the most considered schools in Massachusetts, you picked the only one that seemed to support what you say. All the others totally debunk what you say. Tuition and fees far outweigh not only the other individual costs, but even their total costs. See chart below:
2019 Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs Comparison Between Most Considered Schools in Massachusetts
School Name
Tuition & Fees
Cost Per Credit Hour
Books & Supplies
Living Costs
In-State
Out-of-State
In-State
Out-of-State
On Campus
Off Campus
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MA
$55,464
-
$1,976
$1,250
$16,378
$13,000
Boston UniversityBoston, MA
$53,948
-
$1,650
$1,000
$17,670
$17,670
Brandeis UniversityWaltham, MA
$55,395
-
$1,664
$1,000
$16,940
$13,500
Bridgewater State UniversityBridgewater, MA
$10,367
$16,507
$405
$661
$800
$15,644
$15,844
Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA
$50,420
-
$1,448
$1,000
$20,230
-
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA
Tuition Information is not available
Northeastern UniversityBoston, MA
$51,522
-
$1,577
$1,000
$18,070
$18,680
Suffolk UniversityBoston, MA
$38,566
-
$1,130
$1,200
$18,105
$21,076
Tufts UniversityMedford, MA
$56,382
-
$1,724
$1,000
$16,118
$16,118
Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MA
$55,450
-
$1,838
$800
$16,950
-
Average
$10,367
$48,184
$405
$1,519
$1,006
$17,345
$16,555
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*The data for academic year 2018-2019 is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System),U.S. Department of Education.
**Information is not available for schools that are not appeared in the table. The schools have not report the information to the IPEDS or not applicable.)
Plus everyone has "living costs" regardless of whether they attend school or not. So the total for living costs, room and board, etc. does not account for what the costs would be even if school was not attended.
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