Just a couple of years ago, the most popular reason to move abroad was to escape taxes. More and more, cheap – and even free – college tuition is becoming an enticing factor for young Americans to move abroad. In a survey conducted last year, more than a third of American respondents said they would consider moving out of the country. Nearly half, or 48 percent, cite educational opportunities as the major incentive. And a small but rising number of American students have made the move – in 2012, there were 47,000 college students getting their degrees outside of the US. According to Peggy Blumenthal, the senior counselor to the president at the Institute of International Education, about half are post-grad students and the other half are undergrads – "a growing trend, though it's still a niche," she tells The Christian Science Monitor.

February 23, 2016 ・ From Christian Science Monitor