Combined M.Ed. & Ed.D from RA College (Upgrad)

[Messdiener]

Price appears to be 49,000 for US residents...

Upgrad offer only available to international students.

That's a shame but does make a lot of sense.

Time to move abroad for 2-3 years? 

Why does it make sense? College is unaffordable to most in the US. College grads are typically in debt up to their eyeballs here and hope to payoff their loans before they die.

The way I understood it was that they were trying to offer slightly better prices to those in low income countries. I'm not denying that US-based students suffer from major debt, but their earning potential is significantly higher than in many developing nations. For example, one of the cheapest tuition offerings was for students in the Philippines, at 13,000 USD for dual degree option.

Using them as a point of reference, the average household in the Philippines made 353,230 peso last year. That's roughly 6,102 US dollars at today's exchange rate. (Link)

As another point of comparison, we can look at another country discussed earlier in this thread: Vietnam. Their most recent data available (2022) shows a median household income of 2,409.689 USD. (Link)

In comparison, the average US household brought in $80,610 for 2023. (Link)

So, would it be nice for US-based students to have a break on tuition, surely. But do these discounts for students in the Philippines, Georgia, Poland, and beyond offer these students a chance to receive an American education at a slightly more affordable rate? Definitely! Many would still need to borrow or save for several years in order to even reach this goal, but providing this discount makes it within reach for some.