The Cost of a Higher Education

It is estimated that the full cost of a 4-year undergraduate degree from a Canadian university in 2028 could cost over $136,000...

Year of Birth
 
Year of Entrance
 
Estimated Cost of Total Tuition
for a 4-Year Program*
(At Home) School

 
Estimated Cost of Total Tuition and Accommodation for a 4-Year Program* (Away from Home)
 
2012 2030 $95,768 $150,893
2011 2029 $90,612 $143,349
2010 2028 $85,734 $136,186
2009 2027 $81,118 $129,345
2008 2026 $76,751 $122,926
2007 2025 $72,619 $116,826
2006 2024 $68,709 $111,028
2005 2023 $65,010 $105,519
2004 2022 $61,510 $100,282
2003 2021 $58,199 $95,306
2002 2020 $55,066 $90,576
2001 2019 $52,101 $86,081
2000 2018 $49,296 $81,809
1999 2017 $46,642 $77,750
1998 2016 $44,131 $73,891
1997 2015 $41,755 $70,224
 
 
Today's average cost of a 4-Year
program beginning in 2011/2012

 
$33,463 $57,225
 
Average cost of a 4-Year
program in 2010/2011 was
$31,662 $54,394
 


* Based on Statistics Canada figures the increase in total tuition cost was 5.69% and the increase in the cost of accommodation was 4.53%.

You already know what your options are

· Borrow the money
· Withdraw funds from their personal savings,retirement funds or investments
· Mortgage their home
· Pay-as-they-go
· Let their child earn the money or depend on student loans
Students with an RESP are more focused on their education, not the cost of it!

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