For context: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-myth-of-working-your-way-through-college/359735/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/ar

For context: https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-myth-of-working-your-way-through-college/359735/ https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/04/the-my... > A credit hour in 1979 at MSU was 24.50, adjusted for inflation that is 79.23 in today dollars. One credit hour today costs 428.75.