At the undergraduate level, private universities spend $65,438+$07,000-$24,000 a year, most famous universities spend more than $30,000, while public universities spend about $9,000-$65,438+$04,000 a year. The tuition fee for completing the master's program generally costs 20,000-40,000 dollars.
Tuition fees vary according to different majors. The tuition fees of liberal arts in science and engineering and economics are expensive. According to the official data released by the United States, law school: about 43,000-35,000 dollars per year; Business school: about $46,000 to $39,000 per year; School of Engineering: USD 3,500 to USD 65,438 +0.5 million per year.
Living expenses:
The cost of living for graduate students in the United States is a big expense for every student. Daily life, transportation, medicine and other expenses are indispensable. American cities can be divided into four levels according to the consumer index, and the monthly expenditure is roughly:
1, megacities such as new york, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Chicago, Boston, etc. , 1000-2000 USD;
2. Big cities, such as Seattle, Atlanta, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Ladas. 800- 1000 USD;
3. Southern, Midwest and Southeast States, Texas, Michigan, Utah, Georgia, etc. , 600-800 dollars;
4. Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, etc. 450-600 dollars. If students live off campus, they must pay a certain accommodation fee.
Like undergraduate application, one advantage of studying abroad for American graduate students is that there are various scholarships and grants in the United States. Besides the high cost of studying in the United States, students will have a lot of money.
Scholarship:
Scholarships in American universities are divided into non-service scholarships and service scholarships.
Aid) and school loans (loans):
Non-service scholarship:
The application rate is the largest and the amount is the largest. Including scholarships, scholarships, tuition and fees (tuition &; expense
Abstaining) and other awards depend on the college itself. The amount and quantity of such awards vary greatly between different colleges.
1. Partnership:
Scholarship is a non-service scholarship with the highest amount but the fiercest competition. Under normal circumstances, the scholarship awarded by the college will receive a full reward, that is, in addition to tuition and fees, accommodation fees, insurance premiums, and book fees, a certain amount will be given to the winning students as their personal consumption expenses (individuals
In the application process, the competition for grants is particularly fierce. Generally, in addition to higher TOEFL, GRE or GMAT scores, there are also better domestic school transcripts, GPA, recommendation letters and reading plans (individuals
Statement), the preparation of these materials should pay great attention to skills and be different in order to successfully get a full scholarship.
2. Scholarships:
Scholarships can be in the form of a certain amount of money, as a certain form of scholarships (such as economic scholarships, graduate scholarships,
Wait a minute. ) awarded to outstanding students, or it can be a tuition-free or miscellaneous fee (tuition scholarship tuition &; expense
Scholarships,
The specific amount of this scholarship varies according to the tuition and fees stipulated by the college. Scholarships don't have only one form like grants. They may set up several or even a dozen different forms of scholarships in the same university.
A student can apply for more than two scholarships at the same time. Generally speaking, the probability of getting a scholarship is higher than that of getting a grant, and the amount of the scholarship is less than that of the grant.
3. Free of tuition and miscellaneous fees (tuition &; Fee waiver):
In some colleges in the United States, there are tuition-free scholarships, some colleges regard it as a kind of scholarship, and some colleges list it separately. Free tuition is one of the easiest non-service scholarships to apply for. Although tuition is exempted, but because tuition is only a part of the total cost, if you want to get enough funds, you need to apply for other forms of scholarships at the same time.
Service scholarship:
Including assistantships and research.
Auxiliary) two kinds. This kind of scholarship is generally awarded to graduate students and doctoral students, and undergraduates will also receive research funding from a few colleges, but the proportion is relatively small.
Loan:
The amount of loans is generally small, and most American universities only lend to domestic students, not to international students. Therefore, for international students applying for full scholarships in China, the main targets of their applications are the first two kinds of financial aid, namely, non-service scholarships and service scholarships.
Financial guarantee:
Financial guarantee is one of the most concerned things for many students or parents. First of all, different applicants need different amounts of funds, generally according to the full prize/half prize/self-funded, school fees and the length of your study in the United States.
In principle, American visas require funds to be deposited for more than half a year, and time deposits are the best personal deposits. In the case of insufficient time for time deposit, it can be supplemented according to the different professional backgrounds of parents; Real estate, cars, stocks and funds can all be submitted as auxiliary materials, and the requirements must be original, so as to be authentic.