This statistic illustrates the planning actions taken to pay for college in the United States in 2018. During the survey, 14 percent of respondents worked within a limited school choice, where the parents gave the child a bottom line figure and told the child that he/she couldn't choose a college that cost more than that.
Planning actions to pay for college in the U.S. in 2018
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Sallie Mae. (August 10, 2018). Planning actions to pay for college in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/914663/us-college-planning-actions-pay-college/
Sallie Mae. "Planning actions to pay for college in the U.S. in 2018." Chart. August 10, 2018. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914663/us-college-planning-actions-pay-college/
Sallie Mae. (2018). Planning actions to pay for college in the U.S. in 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/914663/us-college-planning-actions-pay-college/
Sallie Mae. "Planning Actions to Pay for College in The U.S. in 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914663/us-college-planning-actions-pay-college/
Sallie Mae, Planning actions to pay for college in the U.S. in 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/914663/us-college-planning-actions-pay-college/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Planning actions to pay for college in the U.S. in 2018 [Graph], Sallie Mae, August 10, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/914663/us-college-planning-actions-pay-college/