6 Streaming Service Deals for Students to Binge the Latest TV Shows & Movies on a Budget
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Besides furthering your learning, getting an education comes with perks — including access to many bundles and discounts. No matter if you’re starting college, going back to school or are continuing your education, some streaming services offer discounted prices on their subscription packages for students, so you can content such as Shōgun and Palm Royale without having to snag someone else’s password.
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Do Any Streaming Services Have a Student Discount?
You can take advantage of slashed subscription prices on streaming platforms including Hulu, Peacock and Prime Video. As an added bonus, most of the streaming service deals for students come with a free trial beforehand, allowing you to save money before committing to the service. After your free trial ends, you’ll usually be charged a reduced, student-only rate.
To snag even deeper discounts, some streaming services offer bundle options, giving you reduced rates to premium and ad-free versions of their platform.
It’s easy to qualify, too — all you need is a school email that ends in “.edu” to verify your student status, then you can stream all you want.
What Are the Best Student Streaming Deals?
Rather than make you hunt for the discounts yourself, we rounded up the best student subscription service deals below to help you start saving money immediately.
Amazon Prime Student Membership
Consider Amazon Prime your one-stop destination, whether it’s for last-minute backpacks or some travel necessities. Besides deals and discounts, students can also take advantage of its immense Prime Video library all for $7.49/month — and that’s after a six month free-trial.
$7.49/month $14.99/month 50% off
Prime Student gives you all the perks of a Prime membership, but at half the cost — literally. As long as you’re a student, you’ll get access to the massive collection of Prime Originals that includes Citadel, Daisy Jones & The Six, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Swarm, The Powder, Harlem, Invincible, The Boys, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Fleabag, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Wheel of Time, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, The Legend of Vox Machina.
You can also add additional channels such as Max, Starz and Showtime channels and enjoy even more shows and movies all in one spot. Aside from Prime Video access, Student Prime members get access to Prime Music, Prime Gaming and Prime Reading in addition to free same-day, one-day or two-day delivery on millions of items, exclusive deals, groceries, savings on prescriptions and more.
Apple Music Student Subscription
Apple is treating students to free Apple TV+ when you sign up for it’s Apple Music Student subscription. New users who sign up will receive a 30 day free trial, which will give you access to Apple Music’s vast library of songs, playlists, artists and more as well as the entire Apple TV+ library. Once the free trial is over, you’ll be charged a reduced price of just $5.99/month (reg. $10.99/month). To take advantage of this perk, you’ll have to verify your student status through UNiDAYS.
$5.99/month after 30 days free $10.99/month 45% off
Apple TV+‘s library includes exclusive shows and movies such as Palm Royale, Masters of the Air, Sugar, Ted Lasso, Platonic, The Crowded Room, Severance, Loot, High Desert, The Last Thing He Told Me, Silo, Ghosted, Shrinking, The Problem with John Stewart, Schmigadoon! and The Morning Show.
You can stream Apple TV+ on the Apple TV app, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Mac, and popular smart TVs such as Samsung, LG, Sony, VIZIO, TCL, Toshiba and others, along with Roku and Amazon Fire TV devices, Chromecast with Google TV. Apple TV+ is available on PlayStation and Xbox gaming consoles as well.
Disney+ Student Deal
Disney+ is offering students 15% off the first year of membership when you sign up for an annual membership. Just verify your student status through UNiDAYS, then you’ll be eligible for the deal. After the 12 months are up, you’ll be charged the regular annual fee of $79.99/year.
The basic plan is only $7.99/month (or $79.99/year) with ads, but if you want a no-ad experience, you can snag a Disney+ Premium plan for just $10.99/month (or $139.99/year).
$67.99/year $79.99/year 15% off
Besides that, the streaming service offers multiple bundled deals that can save you money on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. Rather than splurge on all three service separately, this deal will provide all three at one cost starting at $13/month.
Disney+ subscribers can access the ever-expanding streaming library in stunning 4K and download titles to watch on the go. Stream on up to four different devices simultaneously on your TV, laptop, smartphone, notebook or tablet device — or host a virtual movie night with up to six friends via GroupWatch.
Users will find thousands of hours’ worth of movies and TV series including Peter Pan & Wendy, Muppets Mayhem, Avatar: Way of the Water, American Born Chinese, Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All, The Prouder Family: Louder & Prouder, WandaVision, Moon Knight, The Mandalorian, Andor, Loki, The Book of Boba Fett, The Beatles Get Back, Hocus Pocus 2, The Simpsons, Welcome to Earth and Called to the Wild are included in the massive Disney+ streaming library.
Hulu Student Plan
Hulu is offering a student discount for a total steal — like 75% off steal. For just $1.99/month you can get access to the ad-supported plan and streaming service’s vast library of Hulu Originals, TV series and movies — and all for less than the cost of a cup of coffee. And, you have the discount for as long as you’re enrolled in a college or university.
$1.99/month $7.99/month 75% off
Both current and new subscribers are eligible for the student discount and can look forward to watching Only Murders in the Building, The Beautiful Things, The Kardashians, How I Met Your Father, Dollface, The Dropout, Nine Perfect Strangers, The Handmaid’s Tale, Not Okay, Prey, White Men Can’t Jump and other Hulu originals, along with most new episodes from network TV and cable shows the day after they air.
Paramount+ Student Discount
Paramount+ is offering a stellar discount for students providing it’s ad-supported plan for 25% off a month. To qualify you have to be a part of an accredited college or Title IV higher education institution (high school students are not eligible).
Whether you’re a new subscriber or current member of Paramount+, the streamer is providing 25% off its Essential Plan dropping it from $5.99/month to just $4.50/month. Just verify your student status through the streamer and you’ll be able to enjoy the discounted cost.
The discounted subscription will let you stream tens of thousands of episodes and movies including exclusive programs from BET to MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon and The Smithsonian Channel. The lineup of Paramount+ series includes Fatal Attraction, The Family Stone, School Spirits, Star Trek: Picard, 1923, 1883, Mayor of Kingstown, Seal Team, Star Trek Discovery, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Why Women Kill, Before I Forget, iCarly, The Tony Awards and Rugrats.
Additionally, Paramount+ subscribers can stream new movies, live content and specials such as Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Scream VI, 80 for Brady, Top Gun: Maverick, and Babylon.
Peacock Student Discount
Fans of The Office, Parks & Recreation, Saturday Night Live and more NBC shows can take advantage of Peacock‘s current student streaming deal. For 12 months, students can gain access to the platform for $1.99/month (regularly $5.99/month). Each year you’ll need to reverify your student status to continue earning the discounted price
To qualify for the discount, you’ll need to verify your student status annually through SheerID, and from there you’ll receive a unique promo code to use a checkout that’ll automatically apply the discount.
Once you’re subscribed you’ll have access to all of Peacock’s library, which includes Peacock Originals, movies, TV series and live sports. Programming to re-watch, discover and/or binge include New Girl, Based on a True Story, Vanderpump Rules, Hart to Hart, Bel Air, Poker Face, Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin, The Voice and more.
