Student Credit Card Advice & Resources

Name: Student Credit Card Advice & Resources
Item: Student Credit Card Advice & Resources
Author: Staff Writers

Student credit cards are an excellent financial product to begin building your credit score while in college. Our goal at MoneyGeek is to work with our experts to help you understand how credit scores work and what options you have to help build your credit.

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Last Updated: 10/27/2023

Guiding You Through the Process

We create content intended to help our readers understand how student credit cards work, what you will need to apply for one and how to compare each card to find the right one for you. We scour the internet looking for questions asked and work with experts in the field to deliver helpful information that our readers can use to make informed decisions.

How Do Student Credit Cards Work?

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Guide to Credit and Credit Cards for Students

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How to Deal With Student Credit Card Rejection

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What Happens to a Student Credit Card After Graduation?

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Offering Expert Tips & Advice

Throughout this process, we reach out to dozens of financial experts and advisors to provide their knowledge on how to best manage and understand credit while in college or applying for a student credit card.

View all tips and advice provided by our enlisted experts.

Tips for how to properly use a first-time credit card

Tips for immigrant or international students applying for a credit card

Tips for comparing and finding a solid student credit card

Featured Credit Card & Financial Experts

The experts below have dozens of years of experience in the financial services industry and now take the time to help educate everyday consumers on their financial options.

J. Franklin Potts

Associate Professor - Finance, Insurance & Real Estate at Baylor...

John Longo

Professor of Finance at Rutgers Business School

Amanda Schmidt

Advisor at Moneta

OUR EXPERT REVIEW PROCESS

After our content is written, we have an expert in the personal finance space look over the content to ensure its pinpoint accuracy. These experts have written for several high-ranking personal finance sites, including Forbes Advisor, TIME NextAdvisor, Investopedia and CNBC Select. A few of our experts include Holly Johnson and Lee Huffman.

Providing Detailed Reviews & Data-Driven Credit Card Rankings

We review and rank student, secured and other credit cards based on the benefits, perks, annual fees and APRs of each card. We do this to ensure our information is as unbiased as possible to help readers find the best credit card for their needs. Our methodology can be found here.