Your Guide to Affordable Colleges
As of 2016, 41.8 million Americans have outstanding student loan debt totalling over $1.2 trillion dollars. That’s an average of approximately $28,700 per individual. You don’t have to join the millions of people taking on loans in an effort to further their education. By finding the best value school for your degree and taking advantage of the free money available to you, you can further your education without making loan payments for the next 20 years.
Graduating debt free is possible. We will show you how.
How Can You Do It?
Avoiding college debt is not easy. The American higher education system has seen tuition climb steeply, with seemingly no end in sight. Accounting for inflation, the average yearly cost of attending school has more than doubled since 1963, up to over $20,000 per year. We offer a number of informative pages to help you find the best path to your education.

Affordability Center

College Rankings

Degree Breakdowns
Finding AffordableColleges.com's Value Score

How to Get Started
The first step towards your degree is often the hardest. You not only face the question of how you are going to pay for your education, but also which degree level, subject, and school to choose. Every person is different, but we recommend using the following path to make the most of our site:

Review Subject Pages


Find Your Degree Level


Select a Ranked College


Plan Your Financial Future
