Raining Benjamins: The States with the Highest Tuition Rates for Public Universities

One pressing issue in this year's gubernatorial race is the high cost of public colleges and universities in Illinois, even for in-state students. We took a look at the states with the highest average tuition for in-state public universities for in-state students.
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One pressing issue in this year's gubernatorial race is the high cost of public colleges and universities in Illinois, even for in-state students. We took a look at the states with the highest average tuition for in-state public universities for in-state students.

Unfortunately, Illinois finished in the top 10. Public universities are supposed to offer a cheaper alternative to in-state students than public universities and, while they still do, sending a student to an in-state public school still offers a whack to the wallet.

With information culled from the Chronicle of Higher Education, we give you the ten states with the highest average public school tuition.

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