As college costs and student debt skyrocket, new research looks at whether a degree is still worth the investment.

Lumina poll finds only 12% of Americans rate four-year colleges as affordable, with 63% saying they do a poor job on costs.

For the past several years, inflation has had a blind spot: college costs. But now the era of flat, or evening declining, tuition is coming to an end. Across the board, tuition and fees are back on ...

This post is adapted from testimony delivered to the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on November 6, 2025. The high cost of college is a perennial source of frustration for ...

It was hard enough for Licia Paulus to figure out how to pay for her son’s college education four years ago. With her twins now starting the application process, she’s discovering the path has gotten ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A family shopping for college today knows more about the cost of a mortgage than the real price of a college degree. That ...

It might sound hard to believe, but college tuition prices are actually decreasing, due in large part to inflation. Educational non-profit College Board’s latest report on trends in college pricing ...

Despite headlines about soaring higher education costs, the net price of college has fallen over the past six years, thanks to increasing financial aid being made available. Despite almost a daily ...

It took me by surprise when my son initially floated the idea of not going to college. His mother and I attended undergrad together. He was an infant on campus when I was in grad school. She went on ...

Every year, I help several hundred high school seniors navigate the college admissions process. Our students are not typically wealthy. About 20% are considered low-income and eligible for Pell Grants ...

Daniel Liberto is a journalist with over 10 years of experience working with publications such as the Financial Times, The Independent, and Investors Chronicle. Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and ...