Streaming can be expensive, but students have an advantage over the general entertainment-seeking population. Offers from services like HBO Max and Amazon Music Unlimited make it cheaper to binge a show from your dorm room or pair your studies with music.
Students may be eligible for bundles of multiple services, such as a combo of Spotify and Hulu or Apple Music and Apple TV. And Amazon and Peacock even offer discounts to non-student young adults. As costs rise, here are the special deals streaming services provide to pupils.
Spotify and Hulu bundle for students
You can add two popular streaming choices to your roster for just $7 a month with Spotify's Premium Student offer. The deal combines Spotify Premium and Hulu's ad-supported plan, which normally cost $13 and $12 a month, respectively. You need to be a student older than 18 who's "enrolled at a US Title IV accredited college or university" to qualify, and Spotify works with SheerID to verify that you're eligible.
You'll need to verify eligibility every 12 months, with the offer available for a total of four years. In addition, new Spotify Premium subscribers may qualify for a free month. Full details can be found on Spotify's site.
Hulu for students
Only have your eye on Hulu? Eligible students can get the ad-supported plan for $2 per month. To qualify, you must be enrolled at a Title IV accredited US college or university. Hulu uses SheerID to verify academic eligibility.
Student discount on Paramount Plus Essential or Premium
Paramount Plus offers qualifying students 50% off either the Essential or Premium tier for 12 months, with the option to re-verify your student status and continue saving. You must be enrolled in an accredited, Title IV higher education institution. For sign-up, Paramount Plus will verify your student credentials through a third party called SheerID.
You can choose between annual and monthly payment options. Essential usually runs $9 per month or $90 per year, and Premium costs $14 per month or $140 per year. People with existing Paramount Plus subscriptions must cancel and resubscribe to get the deal.
Apple TV with Apple Music
Two streamers for the price of one student subscription? That's the deal Apple has on the table. An Apple Music student subscription costs $6 per month (in comparison, an individual subscription is $11 per month), and Apple currently throws in Apple TV as well.
Prime Video through a Prime Student membership
Amazon's Prime Student membership is a route for higher education students wanting to get Prime Video, Amazon Music Prime and fast, free delivery, among other perks. (The offer is also open to nonstudents 18 to 24.) It's $7.50 per month, half the monthly cost of an ordinary Prime membership. Prime Video, which now includes ads, is typically $9 per month on its own. Students may qualify for a six-month free trial.
HBO Max Basic With Ads student discount
Students have another streaming deal to choose from as HBO Max is marking down its ad-based plan. US college students who qualify pay $5.50 per month instead of $11 for HBO Max Basic With Ads. Warner Bros. Discovery's streamer works with UNiDAYS to verify students' eligibility.
Peacock Premium student discount
Get access to Peacock's ad-supported tier for $6 per month for 12 months with a student discount. Peacock Premium typically costs $11 per month. The offer is available to students 18 years or older enrolled in an undergraduate or advanced degree program at a Title IV accredited school in the US.
Eligibility is verified through SheerID, and the deal can be renewed annually if students meet the criteria. New or existing Peacock subscribers can redeem the offer. Another discount on Peacock Premium is available to young adults (18 to 24), regardless of student status.
Save on Tidal
College and high school students may be eligible for a discounted subscription to Tidal. For students who qualify, a subscription costs $5.50 per month instead of the typical $11 per month.
High school students must be at least 16 years old and in the US to qualify. Tidal uses SheerID to verify eligibility, and students are required to reverify every 12 months. Find out more at Tidal's website.
Amazon Music Unlimited student plan
Amazon Music Prime (or Prime Music), which comes with a Prime membership, doesn't offer the same experience as the Amazon Music Unlimited tier of Amazon's music service. For example, Prime Music lets you "shuffle play any artist, album or playlist" and choose songs from "All-Access Playlists," but you need Music Unlimited if you want to pick and play any song you want. An Individual Music Unlimited plan usually costs $12 per month if you're a Prime member and $13 per month if you aren't.
Amazon says you "must be enrolled at an accredited college or university to qualify" for the Music Unlimited student plan, which costs $6 per month.
