Will the recession make college tuition costs go down?

If tuition ever becomes too high in one state are students more likely to go to college in another state?

• Or does the price of tuition in one state automatically make the price of tuition in another state higher? Like if tuition went up $3,000 in one state, would the tuition in the state ...show more

• Answer:

  If a tuition rises in one state, it does not affect tuition in another state. If two states have tuition that rises as the same time, this is a coincidence not a cause-effect relationship. If tuition becomes too high for a state *public* college, students are not more likely to go to a public college in another state as in-state tuition is significantly lower than out of state tuition. People who want to save money, will choose either 1) an IN STATE public college or 2) the cheapest private college option