when looking to finance higher education, the best order to look for funding sources would be:
Grants/Scholarships - Federal student loans - Private Loans
-Grants/scholarships mean that you got somebody else to pays the tuition for you and you could pursue your education for free.
-Federal student loans allow you to obtain an amount of loan with low-interest rates and flexible term.
-Private loans probably the worst because the interest rates tend to be higher than the others.