20 Proven Ways To Make Money in College: 20 proven methods

Jun 11, 2025

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Learn how to make money in college with these 20 proven methods for earning extra cash as a college student.


If there’s one thing college has taught you so far (hopefully it’s taught you more than one), it’s that paying for college is expensive. In addition to the costs of tuition and dorms, you also need to pay for living expenses like books, food, and socializing. How are you supposed to make enough money to pay for all that when you’re busy pulling all-nighters in the library before exams? 


Scholarships, student loans, and family support wherever possible can help with some of those living expenses, but not everything. To help you make ends meet, we’ve put together a whole host of ideas for how to make money in college—without taking too much time away from what you’re actually there to do.


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