Higher education received abroad has always been a widely recognized standard, and students from all over the world are dreaming about it.
Outstanding student debt in America has hit $1 trillion, students are on the streets of Quebec, demanding no rises in tuition fees, and French professors are bemoaning the rising costs and "Harvardization" of higher education.
But how much do students actually pay around the world?
Education costs: $13,856*
Median income: $26,990
Affordability: 51.34%
Highest ranked university: California Institute of Technology (1)
Number of universities in the top 100: 51
*The USA has a range of higher education costs. Private education in the USA has average tuition costs of $24,700, while public costs $7,173.
Education costs: $5,288
Median income: $24,652
Affordability: 21.45%
Highest ranked university: University of Oxford (4)
Number of universities in the top 100: 10
Education costs: $5,974
Median income: $26,623
Affordability: 22.44%
Highest ranked university: University of Toronto (19)
Number of universities in the top 100: 5
Education costs: $600
Median income: $20,716
Affordability: 2.89%
Highest ranked university: Karolinska Institute (32)
Number of universities in the top 100: 3
Education costs: $585
Median income: $20,660
Affordability: 2.83%
Highest ranked university: École Normale Supérieure (59)
Number of universities in the top 100: 3
Education costs: $7,692
Median income: $23,017
Affordability: 33.42%
Highest ranked university: University of Melbourne (37)
Number of universities in the top 100: 4
Education costs: $933
Median income: $22,020
Affordability: 4.24%
Highest ranked university: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (45)
Number of universities in the top 100: 4
Education costs: $530
Median income: $22,929
Affordability: 2.31%
Highest ranked university: Aarhus University (125)
Number of universities in the top 100: N/A
Education costs: $585
Median income: $20,660
Affordability: 2.83%
Highest ranked university: École Normale Supérieure (59)
Number of universities in the top 100: 3
