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“College is the best time of your life. When else are your parents going to spend several thousand dollars a year just for you to go to a strange town and get drunk every night?” \u2014 David Wood<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Certain degrees are in demand from year to year due to the dearth of qualified professionals to meet the skills criteria for successful employment. The most sought-after degrees tend to require a high level of education and sometimes a hefty and lengthy educational investment. Degrees are awarded in colleges and universities around the world, and there is, of course, a cost associated with enrolment and the eventual conferring of the degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cEducation is the most powerful weapon which to use to change the world.\u201d – Nelson Mandela<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Twenty-first-century college students want to change the world. They ultimately want to make money\u2014but also to make a difference in their communities while they are doing it. The ethos of working purely to earn money has faded and young people now are more interested in finding a career that is fulfilling, meaningful, and fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The college or university a student graduates from can make a big difference in the way they are perceived by recruiters following graduation. Evidence of graduation from expensive colleges and universities implies the student is backed by money and their family takes their education very seriously. Have you heard the phrase, \u201cIvy League education\u201d? That refers to the elite eight US schools: Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Penn, Dartmouth, Cornell, Columbia, and Brown. The UK has a number of elite universities after its leading \u201cOxBridge\u201d (Oxford and Cambridge universities), Edinburgh, Durham, St Andrews, Exeter, Imperial, Kings, University of Manchester, and the University of Glasgow.  For an elect few students, cost is no concern, and parents happily hand over bank details to pay the highest prices for their son’s or daughter’s college education, carrying the prestige of the college named on their diploma. For other less well-endowed students, their tertiary education debt can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of the price of tuition and fees for a four-year bachelor program, the United States far exceeds the rest of the world. Where wages remain low, colleges are institutions available only to the wealthiest. Here is a condensed list of the 8 most expensive colleges and universities in the world in 2023. The figures are per year of tuition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. University College London, United Kingdom – $25,000<\/h2>\n\n\n
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This university was founded in 1826, but gender equality only took place in 1878, when University College London began admitting women using the same admission standards men were held to. This college was the first in the United Kingdom to accept students from any social class or religion. Alexander Graham Bell is counted among the university’s famous alumni. The second largest in the UK is University College London (UCL), however, considered the largest by enrollment of postgraduate students. There have been 30 Nobel Prize laureates from amongst UCL students and staff over the years. The main campus of UCL is located in the culturally famous Bloomsbury area of London, and the university has 51,000 students and 16,000 staff. There are scholarships and bursaries available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf          8th in the world (QS World University Rankings 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf          4th in Europe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf          4th in the UK<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

7. University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia – $30,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Ranked first among Australian universities and 14th worldwide, the University of Melbourne opened in 1853 and is known for its outstanding research and teaching programs. Research at this university in the 1970s led to the cochlear implant, better known as a bionic ear, giving more than 800,000 patients worldwide their hearing back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 52,000 students enrolled in 2023 (41% international), the outlook for employment upon graduation is excellent, ranking 8th worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Notable alumni include former Australian Prime Minister, Julia Gillard and world-famous Australian actress, Cate Blanchett. There is no argument that The University of Melbourne is the most prestigious university in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

6. University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom – $40,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Historical records of the University of Cambridge date back to 1209 when the area was an ancient Roman trading post, making this the second-oldest university in the United Kingdom, and the third-oldest university in continuous operation in the world. Cambridge currently has 24,270 students and 12,437 staff. There are an amazing 121 Nobel Prize laureates associated with the University of Cambridge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cambridge holds a global reputation for innovation and offers a great connection between academia and business life. It is distinctive as a ‘collegiate’ university, being made up of faculties and departments in various academic subjects and a total of 31 Colleges (29 of these accept applications for undergraduate study).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some famous contemporary Cambridge alumni include King Charles III, Dame Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Sacha Baron Cohen, Stephen Hawking, and John Cleese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

5. California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California, United States – $55,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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California Institute of Technology (CalTech) is a private research university that had its beginnings as a preparatory and vocational school in 1891 and assumed its current name in 1920. It has a strong emphasis on science and engineering. CalTech is considered one of the most prestigious universities in the world thanks to its technological innovation through the years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NASA’s jet propulsion laboratory is located on the CalTech campus. The university’s geophysical research is world-renowned along with its seismic study and mineral physics research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arguably the most important CalTech feature when choosing a university is that it is located in sunny California! Students can go surfing and then shop at Rodeo Drive in Hollywood. The price of a world-class education in such a beautiful environment remains comparable to other top-rated universities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

4. Oxford University, Oxford, United Kingdom – $62,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Education at Oxford University began in the year 1096, making it the oldest English-speaking university in the world. This historic university, known for research sciences over nine centuries, lives on as one of the world’s most prestigious centers of higher learning, and the United Kingdom’s most expensive to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are currently more than 26,000 students enrolled with slightly less undergraduates than postgraduate students making up that figure. International students make up 46% of the student body. The University of Oxford generates an incredible \u00a315.7 billion to the UK economy, providing more than 28,000 full-time jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Very similar to the standards that Cambridge University requires, Oxford University also has a reputation for producing some of the best minds in the United Kingdom (and the world). Famous alumni include Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking, Hugh Grant, David Cameron, Oscar Wilde\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, United States – $65,000<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Everyone knows this institution as MIT, however, only few know that this comes from its full name, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and was founded in 1861. MIT graduates are hired by ground-breaking companies like Google, Boeing, and Apple and earn an average salary of over $80,000. More than 50% of all graduates go straight into a job after graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of 26,914 applications for undergraduate study in 2023, only 1,259 were given a place. For those undergraduates that do make it, tuition and fees cost a little over $48,452, which isn’t too bad in comparison with other universities. But once room, board, books, and other materials are added, parents will spend approximately $65,478 per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renowned for engineering and the physical sciences, space, and computing programs, MIT graduates have featured as a third of the astronauts in manned US space flights. Buzz Aldrin is an alumni. As the MIT story goes: \u201cWe are fun and quirky, elite but not elitist, inventive and artistic, obsessed with numbers, and welcoming to talented people regardless of where they come from.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

2. Columbia University, New York, United States of America – $66,383<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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The oldest university in New York was founded in 1754 and is Columbia University. Undergraduate degrees that are most popular are political science, economics, computer science, psychology, neuroscience, and history as well as the myriad of other available fields. Graduates will leave Columbia University wielding their proof of education with confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Columbia has 84 Nobel Prize winners, the highest tally for any US university. Notable alumni include four US presidents: Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Barack Obama, and Art Garfunkel to name but a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Columbia University is one of nine Colonial Colleges, which is a group of universities founded before the American Revolution. There are more than 33,000 students enrolled in 2023 and staff number 6,229 individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Harvey Mudd College, California, United States of America – $79,539<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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The United States has dominated this list of 8 of the world’s most expensive colleges and tops it with Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California. This private liberal arts college has its primary focus on STEM majors and PhDs in areas like mathematics, science, engineering, and IT\u2014it thus has Silicon Valley credibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Established in 1955, Harvey Mudd is an elite institution\u2014its undergraduate engineering program is ranked as the best in the US. If students want that prestigious education, they will have to pay handsomely for it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This small college enrolled only 902 undergraduate students in 2021 This award-winning college may cost more in the end than most people’s dream home, but graduates seeking employment know Harvey Mudd College armed them with the Excalibur of education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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