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Recently, Money College highlighted a number of schools that are bucking the trend toward ever-longer undergraduate degree programs. But for every school bucking a trend, many more exemplify it. That's certainly the case for the select 25 schools -- a number of them in Texas -- that wound up at...

"You know, a lot of people go to college for seven years," declares Tommy, the hapless perpetual undergraduate, upon the completion of his hard-fought bachelor's degree. "I know," replies his snarky friend. "They're called doctors." That exchange, from the Chris Farley comedy Tommy Boy, served...

When personal finance author Farnoosh Torabi recently spoke with students at Penn State, her alma mater, a young woman asked for her best advice on the elephant in the room -- student loans. "I said, 'Well let me ask you a question,'" Torabi later recounted. "'Do you know how much you're going to...

For a growing number of U.S. college graduates, a diploma marks the beginning of financial difficulties. The Education Department says those who were scheduled to begin paying back their student loans in 2007 were 52% more likely to default within two years compared with those who left college two years earlier.

With 37% of Millennials (18-29 years old) unemployed -- the highest number in three decades, according to a recent Pew Charitable Trust study -- graduating from college this spring will put them in one of the toughest job markets ever. And with the Pew study finding that one in five Millennials...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 70.1% of 2009's high school graduates were enrolled in college classes last fall, up from 68.6% a year earlier. The typical initial reaction to this news is to say, "Great! Educational access for everyone!" But hold your cheers: There are a couple of big problems.

To get that coveted college degree, many students are borrowing more than they can easily afford to pay back. A new report shows nearly one-fifth of graduates have more than $30,500 in student loans. To prosper in life, students may want to consider alternative ways of paying for college.

If you aren't completely broke by the time you finish your four-year degree, just wait. The cost of graduating can take any money you have left. According to a recent post on the University of Georgia's newspaper Web site Redandblack.com, the costs of college graduation and all the accouterments...

This week, Money College presents two views of graduating college early by experts--that is, students who took the three-year path through school. Click on the link to read Money College blogger Emily Leithauser's companion piece on getting a 4-year-degree in 3 years. Like baked beans for...

This week, Money College presents two views of graduating college early by experts -- that is, students who took the three-year path through school. You can also read Money College blogger Sarah Dietze's companion piece about saving money by graduating early. I've heard it time and time again:...