does having a spouse employed by the school decrease DS tuition costs?

[Atticus]

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Hey everyone,
I have a quick question as explained in the title. My wife is really interested in teaching Dental Hygiene when I go to dental school. If by a very rare chance, she became employed by the same institution that I am attending dental school at, would that change how much I would have to pay in tuition every year?

The school that I went to undergrad at gave sick discounts to the spouses of their employees, which is why I am asking.

 

[JPDMD]

USC does

 

[jay47]

USC does

Goodness I would hope so, USC is expensive. Aside from that, I think some private schools do and are more likely than public schools to do that.
If your wife works though, you may be able to only get so much through FAFSA and Federal student loans. Good luck.

 

[apaul]

At Maryland if your spouse works for the University system, dental school or any other part of the campus you get to pay instate tuition which saves you around 23k a year.