College

Get your kid to graduate in 4 years

Taking five years to earn a B.A. has become common -- and costly. Here's how to help your child graduate from college in four.  More

Colleges offer four-year graduation guarantees

Colleges are offering students "guarantees" that they will graduate in four years -- and if they don't, the school will foot the rest of the bill. But many of these agreements come with fine print.  More

Community college grads out-earn bachelor's degree holders

A growing number of community-college grads are getting better jobs, and earning more at the start of their careers than people with bachelor's degrees.  More

Colleges find ways to get grads hired

A handful of colleges think they've found the secret to closing the gap between the types of graduates they're turning out and the types of workers employers are looking for.  More

Recovery favors highly educated

The jobs recovery is favoring the college educated, but leaving behind those with a high school diploma or less.  More

Top 10 executive MBA programs

For the third year in a row, Wharton takes the top spot on Poets&Quants' ranking of executive MBA programs. Here's this year's top 10.  More

My master's wasn't worth it

Be careful what you study. Going to grad school isn't always worth the time, effort and money.  More

College aid: Don't take the bait

Guaranteed returns! Bigger scholarships! Some advisers are promising life insurance is the cure-all for costly tuition bills. Tempted? Read this first.  More

What is the best 529 savings plan for you?

Low-cost 529 college savings plans generally end up providing higher returns than plans with higher investment management fees.  More

5 top-rated 529 plans

Here are the best 529 college savings plans to pick from if you won't get a tax benefit from investing in your own state's plan.  More

Starting salaries rise for new grads

Starting pay for new graduates climbed 3.4% compared to a year earlier, with engineering students pulling down highest starting salary.  More

Will your kid's B.A. pay off?

New tools aim to show how grads of a particular college fare in the real world. See what the data can -- and can't -- tell you.  More

Young adults fear budget cuts will hit loans

The fiscal cliff deal kept a number of education and low wage tax breaks. But young adults are worried about student loan and job training programs at stake in the coming budget cuts.  More

Are graduate degrees worth the cost?

The CEO of tech company, Rackspace, feels that advanced degrees aren't worth going into hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt for.  Play

'How I paid off $26,500 in debt in less than two years'

Brian McBride spent two years cutting back on all of his expenses and attacking his debt. Now he is 25 and debt free.  More

Earning $221,000 and paying two tuition bills

Even with two well-paying jobs, income from two rental properties and a generous Air Force pension, the Kremko's need to rethink their finances to pay for two tuitions without compromising their retirement.  More

Ex-owner of Princeton Review settles fraud charges

Former owner of test preparation firm Princeton Review agrees to pay up to $10 million fine for overbilling N.Y.C. schools for tutoring.  More

The latest company perk? A 529 match

Someday soon, your employer may match your contributions to a 529 college savings plan, just like it does with your 401(k).  More

10 most expensive colleges

These 10 colleges boast the highest sticker prices -- including tuition, fees, room and board -- in the nation this year.  More

Top 10 B-school professors in the world

This year's top B-school teachers hail from schools all over the world and have managed to extend their influence way beyond the classroom. Here's Poets&Quants' ranking of the best of the best in business school education.  More
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