According to a survey conducted in 2022, undergraduate education at private, for-profit universities were perceived as the most unaffordable type of higher education, while community or two-year colleges were perceived to be the most affordable. 42 percent of respondents also said that vocational training or other professional certification programs were somewhat affordable.
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Morning Consult. (September 29, 2022). Perception of affordability of higher education in the United States in 2022, by institution type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357079/perception-affordability-higher-education-type-us/
Morning Consult. "Perception of affordability of higher education in the United States in 2022, by institution type." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357079/perception-affordability-higher-education-type-us/
Morning Consult. (2022). Perception of affordability of higher education in the United States in 2022, by institution type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357079/perception-affordability-higher-education-type-us/
Morning Consult. "Perception of Affordability of Higher Education in The United States in 2022, by Institution Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357079/perception-affordability-higher-education-type-us/
Morning Consult, Perception of affordability of higher education in the United States in 2022, by institution type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357079/perception-affordability-higher-education-type-us/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Perception of affordability of higher education in the United States in 2022, by institution type [Graph], Morning Consult, September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1357079/perception-affordability-higher-education-type-us/