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Assessing Textbook Costs at a Small College

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|Jul 2020

Figures & Tables

Table 1

Cost for Major Requirements (Arts and Letters).

HighModerateLow
Art History$1,577.50$391.25$259.27
Classics$1,370.58$346.50$192.97
Dance (BA)$286.40$59.17$34.75
Dance (BFA)$926.39$59.17$34.75
English (Creative Writing BFA)$1,929.11$654.38$377.74
English (Creative Writing)$1,262.86$642.38$367.93
English (Literature)$1,457.40$717.21$381.26
French$722.20$117.92$32.19
History$1,614.23$522.87$315.07
Music$2,03.25$1,478.25$895.94
Music Performance (BFA)$2,844.37$1,478.25$895.94
Philosophy$1,100.42$486.74$183.73
Religious Studies$605.35$231.42$159.89
Spanish$584.92$184.62$62.89
Studio Art (BA)$1,031.00$37.00$26.44
Studio Art (BFA)$1,670.99$37.00$26.44
Theatre (BA)$1,075.69$340.95$272.71
Theatre (BFA)$1,934.32$478.67$338.1
Table 2

Cost for Major Requirements (Social and Behavioral Sciences).

HighModerateLow
Business$2,846.50$1,304.75$387.40
Communication Studies$1,494.25$305.24$125.49
Economics$2,745.50$1,293.75$566.20
Global Studies$1,574.20$1,028.21$362.37
Liberal Studies$1,618.49$689.24$444.24
Political Science$1,123.85$400.50$224.22
Psychology$2,130.75$463.75$273.99
Sociology$1,133.75$292.00$153.42
Sport and Exercise$1,975.00$944.00$317.86
Table 3

Cost for Major Requirements (Natural Sciences and Mathematics).

HighModerateLow
Biology (BA)$2,132.00$701.75$219.78
Biology (BS)$3,537.25$1,718.25$826.42
Chemistry (BA)$1,320.00$569.00$595.36
Chemistry (BS)$1,522.00$639.00$620.35
Engineering Physics$2,087.25$1,493.00$217.01
Environmental Studies (BA)$1,212.45$518.95$176.11
Environmental Studies (BS)$1,502.75$793.50$209.94
Mathematics (BA)$1,231.25$336.75$128.27
Mathematics (BS)$2,350.75$788.00$162.69
Museum and Heritage Studies$1,285.00$176.00$97.04
Physics (BA)$1,478.50$1,109.25$226.58
Physics (BS)$2,274.50$1,697.75$350.98
Physics Education$1,733.25$1,015.75$237.62
Table 4

General Education and Electives.

HighModerateLow
General Education total$2,910.00$165.50$59.55
Electives (average per 3-credit course)$109.32$0.00$0.00
Table 5

Total Costs.

HighModerateLow
Total average (all majors)$6,099.49$829.82$369.75
Total average per year (all majors)$1,524.87$207.46$92.44
Total range (all majors)$4,528.75–$7,404.62$202.50–$1,883.75$85.99–$1,003.55
Language: English
Page range: 4 - 4
Submitted on: Mar 6, 2020
Accepted on: Apr 23, 2020
Published on: Jul 29, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2020 Stephen G. Krueger, Lewis Ward, published by Virginia Tech Publishing
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