"Every time I looked, there were schools that seemed interesting, but none that was worth going into debt for," she told Business Insider. This apprehension about debt pushed her towards seeking education abroad.
A representative for the Institute of International Education, a nonprofit exchange organization based in New York, told BI the number of US-based students who went to college abroad has increased in the last year.
James Edge, the owner of Beyond the States, a platform that helps students apply to bachelor's and master's programs abroad, said he's seen a 5 to 10% increase in students pursuing degrees abroad each year since he joined.
While study abroad programs - which allow students to spend a semester or a year overseas - are nothing new, completing a full degree outside the US has been gaining popularity.
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