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Cost Effective Programs

Costs vary depending on many variables. When reviewing your finances, check out these bargains. PA residents can maximize their educational value by matching their goals to a program on this list. Out-of-state students should look for the programs with an asterisk.

Total billable costs (PSU tuition plus EA program fee) of $10,000 to $16,000 vary depending on many variables. PA residents can maximize their educational value by matching their goals to a program on this list. Out-of-state students should look for the programs with an asterisk *.

Students can also review additional financial planning resources and scholarship information on our Financial Planning page. Students can apply for additional study abroad scholarships through PSU Global and Smeal College of Business.

The Americas -- Africa & Middle East -- Europe -- Asia -- New Zealand/Australia

Cost Effective Programs for Pennsylvania Residents
Country/CityProgram
Semester
Offered
THE AMERICAS
Argentina
Buenos Aires & Santiago IES: Buenos Aires and Santiago, Emerging Economies* Fa/Sp
Buenos Aires IES: Buenos Aires, Latin American Societies and Cultures* Fa/Sp/Yr
IES: Buenos Aires, Advanced Spanish Immersion* Fa/Sp/Yr
Chile
Buenos Aires & Santiago
IES: Buenos Aires and Santiago, Emerging Economies* Fa/Sp
Santiago
IES: Santiago, Chile, Politics, Social Justice & Language* Fa/Sp/Yr
Dominican Republic
Santiago CIEE: Santiago, Dominican Republic, Liberal Arts*
Fa/Sp/Yr
Ecuador
Quito Learning Abroad Center: Ecuador, Studies in International Development Fa/Sp
AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST
Israel
Haifa Haifa: University of Haifa - May 1 only, deadline for spring Sp/Yr
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv: Tel Aviv University Fa/Sp/Yr
Kenya
Nairobi + others Learning Abroad Center: Kenya, Studies in International Development Fa/Sp/Yr
Morocco
Rabat IES: Rabat, Study in Rabat* Fa/Sp/Yr
Senegal
Dakar Learning Abroad Center: Senegal, Studies in International Development Fa/Sp/Yr
EUROPE
Multi-City
Berlin, Copenhagen,
Dublin, London, Paris,
Madrid and Rome
CIEE: Open Campus* - cost effective if attending only two blocks for 12 credits Fa/Sp/Yr
Czech Republic
Brno CzechMates: Brno
Fa/Sp
France
Montpellier Learning Abroad Center: Montpellier, Language and Culture in Southern France
    - Intermediate Track
    - Advanced Track
Fa/Sp/Yr
Germany
Freiburg Freiburg: University of Freiburg Sp/Yr
Marburg Marburg: Philipps University, International Undergraduate Study Program Fa/Sp/Yr
Marburg: Philipps University, Intensive German Studies Program Sp
Greece
Athens Athens, Greece: History, Culture, and Archaeology of Greece Sp
Ireland
Dublin IES: Dublin, Irish Studies* Fa/Sp/Yr
Limerick Limerick: University of Limerick Fa/Sp/Yr
Italy
Perugia

Perugia, Umbra Institute
--
General Studies
-- Food & Sustainability Studies  **Food Studies Video**
-- Intensive Italian

Fa/Sp/Yr
Siena IES: Siena, Business & Economics of Italian Food & Wine* Fa/Sp
IES: Siena, Study in Tuscany* Fa/Sp/Yr
Netherlands
Maastricht Center for European Studies: Maastricht University Fa/Sp
Spain
Alicante CIEE: Alicante Fa/Sp/Yr
Granada IES: Granada, Study in Granada* Fa/Sp/Yr
Valencia Valencia: University of Virginia, Hispanic Studies Fa/Sp/Yr
United Kingdom
Brighton Brighton: University of Sussex Fa/Sp/Yr
London Arcadia: London Internship Program* Fa/Sp
ASIA
China
Hong Kong Hong Kong: Chinese University of Hong Kong Fa/Sp/Yr
Japan
Mito Mito: Ibaraki University Academic year Application Deadline is January 20th Sp/Yr
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur: Monash University Malaysia
(Fall semester applications due January 20)
Fa/Sp/Yr
Singapore
Singapore Singapore: National University of Singapore Fa/Sp
South Korea
Seoul Seoul: Sogang University Fa/Sp/Yr
Seoul & Suwon: Sungkyunkwan University Fa/Sp