Max Offers College Students 50% Discount: How to Sign Up Before Back to School

By Angela Tricarico
Published Aug. 13, 2024, 2:59 p.m. ET
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Though it’s not quite time to head back to school yet, college students can take advantage of their enrolled status right now to save a few bucks every month on streaming.

Plenty of streaming services offer exclusive deals to college students, and now Max has joined the lineup with its new 50% off student discount.

GET THE MAX STUDENT DISCOUNT

It couldn’t be easier to get started and at just $5/month, so worth it. You’ll expand your streaming horizons with Max’s expansive catalog of movies, original shows that everyone is talking about, and all things Discovery, and you’ll save $60 every year that you’re a student.

Keep reading for everything you need to know to sign up for the new Max student discount.

What is the Max Student Discount?

College students can sign up for Max and get the Max With Ads plan for 50% off the normal monthly price. Instead of $9.99/month, eligible students will pay $4.99/month.

Who is Eligible for the Max Student Discount?

College and university students over the age of 18 can subscribe to Max with the student discount applied. Existing Max subscribers who also fit the student criteria can change their plan to the discounted one as well by following the verification steps.

How to Get the Max Student Discount:

It’s easy to sign up for the Max student discount, and you’ll be streaming in no time at all.

Simply head over to Max’s student discount landing page and click GET THE DEAL. From there, you’ll have to verify your enrollment at an accredited college or university in the United States through UNiDAYS. If you’re eligible and verified, you’ll receive a discount code that you can return to Max and enter for the 50% discount.

GET THE MAX STUDENT DISCOUNT

As long as you’re attending an accredited US college or university, you’re eligible for the student discount; you’ll just have to re-verify your enrollment every 12 months.

What to Watch on Max:

Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) and Baela (Bethany Antonia) in 'House of the Dragon' Season 2

Movies:

In addition to HBO Original movies and documentaries, the Max catalog includes movies from Warner Brothers (like the DC comics movies, Barbie, and Wonka), A24 (Love Lies Bleeding, The Iron Claw, The Zone of Interest), Turner Classic Movies, and all of the films currently part of the HBO cable network’s rotating library.

Furiosa: A Max Max Saga will premiere on Max on August 16, while new A24 titles Civil War and I Saw the TV Glow begin streaming on September 13 and September 20, respectively.

At the time of publishing, here’s what the top 10 list on Max looks like:

Top 10 Movies:

  1. Grown Ups
  2. Grown Ups 2
  3. Beetlejuice
  4. Sherlock Holmes
  5. How to Train Your Dragon
  6. Rio
  7. Knox Goes Away
  8. Hercules
  9. Jaws
  10. Pretty Woman

TV:

Of course, Max is “the one to watch for HBO,” meaning HBO’s signature Sunday night shows (among other new releases) like House of the Dragon stream on Max beginning at the same time episodes premiere on cable.

You’ll also be able to stream HBO originals that have finished their runs, like The Sopranos, Sex and the City, Succession, Barry, and Veep.

College students will love watching and rewatching classics and faves like Euphoria, Rick and Morty, Big Bang Theory, Friends, and Pretty Little Liars.

As of last year, Max also has all things, including next-day new episodes, from Discovery channels like Food Network, HGTV, TLC, Magnolia Network, and Investigation Discovery.

At the time of publishing, here’s what the top 10 list on Max looks like:

Top 10 Series:

  1. Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
  2. House of the Dragon
  3. Taken Together: Who Killed Lyric and Elizabeth?
  4. Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Chicago Bears
  5. Industry
  6. In the Eye of the Storm
  7. 90 Day Fiancé: The Other Way
  8. Forbidden Love
  9. Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction
  10. Unexpected

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