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Political Economy of Education: Why Does College Cost So Much?

Why do so many high school students apply to study at expensive institutions when there are cheaper alternatives available? Who is able to attend, and who is excluded? Why do college costs keep rising so fast? Shouldn’t college be free? Students explore answers to these kinds of questions in this course. Students explore a range of economic concepts and empirical evidence that speaks to the value of Field available for additional information in footerhigher education for individuals and societies; state and institutional financial aid policies; and university budgets and spending priorities.

Course #
EDST-UE 1321
Credits
4
Department
Applied Statistics, Social Science, and Humanities

For syllabus, please email Dominic Brewer at djb16@nyu.edu.