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Lawmakers are considering basing the price of tuition on the degree a student pursues.

The issue came up this morning while the House Education Committee spoke with the president of the University of Florida and Florida State University. FSU President Eric Barron says degree based tuition would help raise funds for state universities without costing taxpayers more.

“This is a good market based argument without a cost to the state,” said Barron.

House Education Chairman Bill Proctor says raising the price of science and technology degrees would help Florida universities hire the top professors in those fields.

“There is going to be competition for people capable of teaching it, for graduate students participating in it, for the grantsmanship that is going to have to take place,” said Proctor.

Under the plan, science and engineering degrees would cost more than English and history degrees, mainly, because the equipment is more expensive and hiring the top professors in those fields costs more.