Where is the Best Place to Go to University or College? The U.S. or Canada?

Canadians are always comparing ourselves to Americans—for better or for worse. So which side of the boarder is a better place to go to university or college?

It’s amazing. Two countries that share over 8800 kms of boarder (over 5000 miles to our Yankee neighbours) can be so far part on many things. First of all, a good university education is generally more expensive down south. A bachelor’s degree in the U.S. can cost anywhere from $37,600 for an average public college to over $160,000 at a high end school like Harvard. In Canada, the most expensive undergraduate programs cost around $50,000, less than a third of a Harvard education.

There are other factors while you study, like food and rent. The rent for a one-bedroom pad in the downtown area of your average city in Canada is about $907, but only about $878 in the U.S. That can add up over the span of a 4 year degree. Food is definitely more expensive in Canada. We’ll definitely concede that without any statistics.

How about your earning potential after you graduate? Well, Canada seems to have a slight edge there. Canada’s after-tax monthly income is about $3,000 or $36,000 per year. The U.S. is just a bit less at about $2,942 per month, or roughly $35,300 per year.

Sure, we’re a bit biased. But it seems like Canada’s low tuition offsets paying more in rent or paying more at the grocery store.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments.