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title: Which states offer free GED testing?
description: "Four states offer free GED or HiSET testing: New York, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Maine. In these states, GED or HiSET testing is fully subsidized for state residents, so **testing is free.** More and more states offer FREE GED or…"
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updated: "2026-08-04"
category: GED Requirements, Fees
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# Which states offer free GED testing?

Four states offer free GED or HiSET testing: New York, West Virginia, Connecticut, and Maine.

In these states, GED or HiSET testing is fully subsidized for state residents, so **testing is free.**

More and more states offer FREE GED or HiSET testing to first-time testers or have some other free option.

- New York is using the GED test
- Maine uses the HiSET exam
- Connecticut uses the GED exam, but there is a modest administration fee.
- West Virginia uses the GED exam
- Massachusetts offers free GED and HiSET tests
- Texas uses the GED test
- New Mexico uses the GED test
- Illinois offers the GED and HiSET exams
- Missouri uses the GED and HiSET exams
- Minnesota uses the GED test
- Kentucky uses the GED test
- Alaska offers the GED test
- Nebraska uses the GED test

Then, there are two states and Washington DC that are partly subsidizing the GED exam:

- Arkansas offers GED testing for $16 ($4 per subtest)
- Maryland offers GED testing for $45 (all four modules, so $11.25 per subtest) for 1st-time testers
- Washington, DC, offers GED testing for $15 (for the entire GED test, so $3.75 per module)
- Recently, Texas and New Mexico also joined the states that offer their HSE (High School Equivalency exam) for free. These states introduced a voucher program that allows eligible test-takers to take the exam at no cost.

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Last Updated on August 4, 2026