YouTube Music deals for US students were announced by the company with a promise that further countries will be added soon. A student subscription will be available to college students for $4.99 per month which is a discount of $5 a month. YouTube Premium student subscriptions are also being offered at $6.99 a month down from the normal rate of $11.99 a month. The company is also offering a Black Friday/Holiday special discount for users who sign up for YouTube Premium before 31st January 2019. They will be able to get it for $5.99 a month.
YouTube Student Membership Eligibility
In order to sign up for a YouTube student membership you must:
- Be enrolled as a full-time student at a United States Title IV accredited college or university. Student plan memberships are not currently offered in any other location.
- Be verified as a student by SheerID.
If you meet all the eligibility requirements for a membership, you can have up to four years of student membership. You will be required to re-verify your eligibility every year.
How to sign up to YouTube Music Premium
Visit youtube.com/musicpremium on your computer or mobile web browser.
Select Save money with a family or student plan.
Under the Student section, select Get student plan.
Follow the steps to complete verification with SheerID. If SheerID is able to verify your eligibility, you will be redirected to YouTube to continue the signup process.
If you are not immediately verified, you will be asked to upload additional documentation to verify your eligibility. These documents will be manually reviewed and you will receive an email notifying you of your eligibility status within 20 minutes.
If your eligibility is confirmed through the additional verification step, you’ll need to log back into your account. Navigate to your profile by tapping on your profile picture, select Paid memberships, and then you’ll see a notification prompting you to finish signup using the steps below.
Select the payment method that you wish to use or add a new payment method.
Click Buy to complete the transaction.
Best music streaming deals for students
YouTube are coming late to the party with a student discount and you might want to check out the deals at Apple Music and Spotify. For a full list of music streaming deals for students and some free music streaming links go here.
