Scholarships

Quick Highlights:

• College costs have risen much faster than wages since the 1980s.
• Use ROI degree rankings to find degrees that offer good financial returns.
• Apply for federal aid, school aid, and various scholarships to lower costs.
• Detailed scholarship resources help you find money for school and overcome financial barriers to education.

The average cost of higher education has increased 8 times faster than average wages since the 1980’s. We don’t mention this to be alarmist, because furthering your education almost always pays off in the end, but rather to note that paying for higher education can be tricky.

Luckily our team of journalists, educators, and researchers have plenty of experience finding crafty ways to pay for your next degree.

First and foremost, use our return-on-investment (ROI) degree rankings to locate a degree that will return more than it costs.

Secondly, explore options for lowering the financial burden of your degree including:

• Filling our your FAFSA and looking for Federal financial aid
• Filling out a financial aid application with the school you’re interested in
• Applying for optional school, merit-based, geography-based, or special interest-based scholarships

Of the three options above, one of the easiest to get started today is finding scholarships you may be a good fit for. Most scholarships allow you to apply (and often get back to you) before you’ve started to school. This means that if you start today, you can likely gain a more accurate picture of the final costs of your degree before your degree program starts.

Additionally, many scholarships are available to current students, particularly if they meet certain demographic, grade, or study area requirements.

Here at CollegeRank we understand that finances are often the number one barrier to achieving your dream degree. In response to this, we’ve created some of the most detailed collections of scholarship resources on the web. Find out more below.

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General Scholarship Resources

• Helping Women Pay for College
• The 20 Best Scholarships for Single Moms
• The Best Scholarship Websites to Find Your Funding

College Rank State-By-State Scholarship Guides

• The Best Scholarships in Alabama
• The Best Scholarships in Alaska
• The Best Scholarships in Arizona
• The Best Scholarships in Arkansas
• The Best Scholarships in California
• The Best Scholarships in Colorado
• The Best Scholarships in Connecticut
• The Best Scholarships in Delaware
• The Best Scholarships in Florida
• The Best Scholarships in Georgia
• The Best Scholarships in Hawaii
• The Best Scholarships in Idaho
• The Best Scholarships in Illinois
• The Best Scholarships in Indiana
• The Best Scholarships in Iowa
• The Best Scholarships in Kansas
• The Best Scholarships in Kentucky
• The Best Scholarships in Louisiana
• The Best Scholarships in Maine
• The Best Scholarships in Maryland
• The Best Scholarships in Massachusetts
• The Best Scholarships in Michigan
• The Best Scholarships in Minnesota
• The Best Scholarships in Mississippi
• The Best Scholarships in Missouri
• The Best Scholarships in Montana
• The Best Scholarships in Nebraska
• The Best Scholarships in New Hampshire
• The Best Scholarships in New Jersey
• The Best Scholarships in New Mexico
• The Best Scholarships in New York
• The Best Scholarships in North Carolina
• The Best Scholarships in North Dakota
• The Best Scholarships in Ohio
• The Best Scholarships in Oklahoma
• The Best Scholarships in Oregon
• The Best Scholarships in Pennsylvania
• The Best Scholarships in Rhode Island
• The Best Scholarships in South Carolina
• The Best Scholarships in South Dakota
• The Best Scholarships in Tennessee
• The Best Scholarships in Texas
• The Best Scholarships in Utah
• The Best Scholarships in Vermont
• The Best Scholarships in Virginia
• The Best Scholarships in Washington
• The Best Scholarships in West Virginia
• The Best Scholarships in Wisconsin
• The Best Scholarships in Wyoming