If you’re a student, you’re sitting on a goldmine of tech discounts since major brands slash prices just for you. Take full advantage while you can, because most of these perks expire after graduation or are only offered for a limited period.
Spotify is one of the best music streaming services around, and it offers students a discounted rate on its Premium plan. For just $5.99/month, eligible college students get full access to Spotify Premium with its ad-free listening, on-demand playback, offline downloads, higher-quality playback, and unlimited skips.
Spotify sweetens the deal by including an ad-supported Hulu plan at no extra cost, which is typically $9.99/month. This bundle makes it incredibly affordable to stream your favorite music, binge TV shows, and access a wealth of movies. Whether you’re studying, commuting, or simply unwinding, Spotify Premium Student provides top entertainment without draining your budget.
To qualify, you must be enrolled at a US Title IV-accredited college or university and verify your student status through SheerID. Once verified, you can enjoy the discounted rate for up to four years, provided you re-verify annually. If you can’t get through the SheerID verification, you can try other ways to get Spotify Premium for less.
YouTube Premium Student gives eligible students an ad-free, uninterrupted viewing experience for just $7.99/month—almost half the regular price of $13.99/month. With this subscription, you can watch YouTube without ads, download videos for offline viewing, and enjoy background play while using other apps. The plan also includes access to YouTube Music Premium, allowing you to stream and download music without interruptions.
To qualify, you must verify your student status through SheerID. You can then enjoy the discounted rate for up to four years, provided you complete annual reverification. If you rely on YouTube for learning, entertainment, or music, the student plan is a great deal.
Apple Music also has a special discounted plan for students, simply called Apple Music Student. It gives you access to Apple Music for just $5.99/month, which is nearly half off the $10.99/month Individual plan. This includes access to lossless audio, curated playlists, and up to four years of discounted pricing with annual verification through UNiDAYS or SheerID. A key requirement is that you must be enrolled in a degree-granting institution.
The plan also includes a one-month free trial and offers free Apple TV+ access, typically valued at $9.99/month. After the four-year period elapses, or you graduate, you’ll need to reverify your student status to continue enjoying the discounted rate. If you don’t reverify, Apple Music will automatically transition you to the full Individual plan rate of $10.99/month.
Amazon’s Prime for Young Adults (formerly Prime Student) offers major perks for students and anyone aged 18–24. At just $7.49/month or $69/year, which is about 50% off the standard Prime cost ($14.99/month or $139/year), you enjoy all of Prime’s benefits. These include free two‑day, one‑day, or same‑day shipping, Prime Video, Prime Music, Prime Reading, Prime Gaming, and more—along with early access to Prime Day deals.
And if you’re a new member, you’ll receive a six-month free trial. After the trial, you receive up to four years of discounted membership, or until graduation, while non-students aged 18–24 are covered until they turn 25.
Microsoft offers eligible US college and university students a discounted Microsoft 365 Personal (formerly Office 365) subscription for just $4.99/month. That’s a great savings compared to the standard rate of $9.99/month or $99.99/year. Plus, you receive a three-month free trial upon your first signup before you start paying the discounted rate.
This plan includes offline desktop applications like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as 1TB of OneDrive storage.
However, the offer is only available to students enrolled in a Title IV-accredited US institution. Plus, like most offers, you must verify your current enrollment through your school’s email account or provide documentation, such as your student ID. Like most student discounts, you’ll need to reverify your student status annually to maintain the discounted price.
Notion gives students one of the best productivity deals on the web—completely free access to its Plus plan, which usually costs $12/month or $120/year. To sign up, you will need a valid school email address. Once you’re verified, you get unlimited collaborative blocks, unlimited charts, unlimited file uploads, a 30-day version history, and the ability to collaborate with up to 100 guests. It includes almost all the perks of Notion Plus, at no cost.
Additionally, you can qualify for a 50% discount on Notion AI for up to one year. This includes features like writing assistance, auto-fill in databases, translation tools, chatting with Notion AI, Notion AI access in Notion Mail, and AI-powered blocks.
Setting it up is straightforward, but you need to do it via Notion for desktop or Notion for web. Ensure that you’re using your education email (you can change this if you signed up using a personal email), your Notion account is on the Free plan (you can’t downgrade from a paid plan to the Education Plus plan), and your workspace has only one member.
Even better, unlike other student discounts, Notion won’t deactivate your plan once you graduate. As long as you still have access to your school email address, you’ll continue to use the Plus plan for free.
Adobe offers a discounted Creative Cloud Pro plan for $29.99/month for the first year, followed by $39.99 per month thereafter. It might not sound like a great deal at first since it isn’t constant, but even after the first year, you’ll still pay about 42% less than the regular price of $69.99/month.
The price you pay for Creative Cloud Pro is per month, but you’re signing up for a yearly contract. If you want to cancel the plan after 14 days of purchase but before the end of the year, Adobe will charge you half of the remaining contract balance as an early termination fee.
Creative Cloud Pro provides access to Adobe’s professional-grade tools for creativity, design, video, photography, and more, at student-friendly pricing. Adobe also offers a free trial that allows you to try the service before committing to it.
The plan includes full access to more than 20 Adobe apps: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Acrobat Pro, and more. It also gives you 4,000 monthly credits for Adobe Firefly creative AI, which generates images, video, and audio. You’ll also get 100GB of cloud storage.
To redeem this offer, you must be at least 13 years old and enrolled in either a university, college, accredited primary or secondary school, or be homeschooled. You’ll need a school-issued email address to verify eligibility or other necessary documentation.
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Movie and TV Show Streaming Service Discounts
Various streaming services also offer student discounts, enabling you to watch shows and movies for less. Nearly all the streaming services worth paying for have a discount for students. For example, Hulu offers an 80% student discount on its Hulu (With Ads) plan—normally $9.99/month, it’s just $1.99/month for those in school.
Paramount Plus is available for $3.99/month for students, instead of $7.99/month, and HBO Max for students is priced at $4.99/month. You can also get Peacock at a discounted rate of $2.99/month, down from $7.99/month.
However, these discounts only apply to the lowest tiers, which tend to include ads. Regardless, they cost less than paying full price for an ad-free experience, which can be as high as $20/month. These constant price hikes are one of the ways streaming platforms have become worse.
Being a student often comes with financial challenges. Thankfully, you don’t have to pay full price for these services that offer incredible student discounts. As online service providers continue to raise their prices and introduce more annoying subscriptions, take every student discount you can get to save some cash.
