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How to prepare for the cost of college

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 30, 2026 at 11:07 AM CDT

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In this April 9, 2019, file photo, pedestrians walk on the campus at Stanford University in Stanford, Calif. (Jeff Chiu, AP)

Here & Now’s Peter O’Dowd talks with Jill Schlesinger, CBS News business analyst and host of “Jill on Money,” about the cost of college.

Is a four-year degree still worth it? And what can you do to save money for when that acceptance letter comes?

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.