US Masters ?

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No I'm not talking about golf !

I'm toying with the idea of doing a masters, since I have already studied fulltime in England, if I were to do a fulltime masters I would quite like to do it in another country.

I've looked at a few websites, but I must confess to finding it all very confusing ! I can't even find a breakdown of the fees on most sites. There seems to be a lot of options.

I'm keen to take a Masters on Scientific Computing / HPC, that sort of thing.

If I were to take it in the US I'd like a state with reasonably low taxes. Obviously I'd also like a good college.

Approximately what would most likely be my costs of living and tuition as a foreign student ?

What is the application process like ?

Where should I go to find out more ?

Does anyone have any advice on the matter ?

thanks

dave

 

We I'm not really one for languages, (I can barely manage english ! ) so I figured it would have to be somewhere where they spoke english for me to learn anything ?

Also the US seems to excel in IT. I figured the cost of living would be lower than the UK so in that way I'd be ahead, the one drawback would possibly be I would not be allowed to work on a student visa where in the UK I could potentially do small bits of work.

Did you have anywhere in mind ? Your league of nations hints are too cryptic for me !

 

Denmark? other EU countries do courses in english like uni of zurich etc but i would stick with UK to expensive to go any where else

 

Whichever state you go to you will be paying as a foreign student, which is a very high cost. There is another forum where I hang out under a totally different moniker that should get you on your way investigating.

Be warned, it's tough!

 

Well I was figuring on a better exchange rate !

Masters in the UK seem to cost anywhere between £5-£22k.

I found this on undergrad expenses, not sure how accurate it is and if it applies to masters level.

I'd like to get a better idea of the costs in the US but I expect even as a foreign student costs may not be much different or even cheaper than the UK.

 

Yes, I'm aware there is a big difference in the UK, I thought this was because the government part funded courses for UK nationals ?

I'm not sure if the same exists in the states, with all the stories of parents saving for the college fund, I thought it was a totally private system ?

 

You can only rely on the better exchange rate as long as the economy keeps improving. Last year when I was in the US the exchange rate was £1 = $1.75, then with the recession it recently fell to $1.30 and is only just now $1.62.

If you have the finances to tolerate the potential fluctuations, given that there is still a 'global' recession going on, then fine. If you have just enough to study on a good GBP/USD exchange rate then think again.