text: how expensive is it to study abroad?   hey, i am not too sure if you are in the us planning to study abroad or the other way. in any case, if you plan to study abroad and you are us resident, then it can be very cheap to study in most countries excluding uk, australia and japan. universities on these parts of the world can be expensive but less expensive than the us. now if you want to study abroad and follow the country of your choice system of higher education, you actually can study for free in many places like france or next to nothing like spain (around $2000 tuition a year). you add to that the cost of living but that should be less than the us anyways. the downside is, first you need to pass entry exams which are not easy in most countries. in addition to that you will need a high school degree. the second negativo of studying abroad if you are from the us is that you can't work in most countries, which means you need to somehow come up with money to survive yourself. there is still a good news in most countries $600/month should do it. if you are not in the us then the same applies for other countries, but the us can be very expensive even if you choose public universities because you will have to pay out-state tuition. one thing you can do though is start in a good community college that accepts forgeiners, then finish your bachelor in another school. visas for these kind of plans are a bit tough. i know alot about this and you can ask me for more information anytime. good luck