Here’s a question to all you overseas education aspirants. Which country is the most popular destination of choice of international students?

Australia? Canada? UK?

No, the answer is the United States of America.

Yes, despite Trump and his tweets and immigration policy, USA still attracts more international students than any other country in the world. In fact, according to Institute of International Education, more than 1 million students chose to study in the US in 2018. In second place was UK with nearly half a million students. Other destinations like Australia and Canada were in top 5.

So why do international students still want to go to the US?

World-class universities and education quality

World university rankings are dominated by US universities. More than 50% of the world’s top 50 university are American universities, according to QS World Ranking 2019. US universities have fantastic teaching and research facilities.

Work experience and study

Studying in the US isn’t just about studying. International students are allowed to work on-campus during term time (up to 20 hours) and vacation period. There are also options to do summer internships. Moreover, after finishing their studies, international students have the option to apply for extension of up to 3 years (science and engineering graduates: 3 years, others: 1 year) through optional practical training (OPT) scheme.

Affordable fees and scholarships

There are more than 4,000 universities in the US!  So you can find the one best suited to you based on your profile and also your budget. US universities offer generous scholarships and stipend based on SAT/GRE, IELTS/TOEFL and past academic performance. On top of that students have the opportunity to work as teaching or research assistants and enjoy a discounted tuition fee, instead of the standard international fee rate.

Dream destination

America is a big and beautiful country with something to offer to everyone. Who doesn’t want to visit New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco? It’s not just the cities, USA also has beautiful national parks, beaches, mountains and of course museums, art galleries and Disneyland and Hollywood! US companies like Microsoft, Apple, Uber, etc. are giants that operate all over the world. No surprise then that US economy is the largest in the world!

 

Some popular universities are:

1.            University of Massachusetts- BOSTON

2.            University of Massachusetts- Lowell

3.            University of Massachusetts- Amherst

4.            NJIT

5.            UMBC

6.            University of Nebraska – Lincoln

7.            George Masson University

8.            University of Illinois – Chicago

9.            University of Dayton

10.          Arizona State University

11.          Auburn University

12.          University of South Florida

13.          University of South Carolina

14.          Louisiana State University

15.          Cleveland State University

16.          Full Sail University

17.          University of Central Florida

18.          University of Mississippi

19.          Concordia University- Chicago

20.          University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee

21.          Duquesne University

22.          Florida Poly University

23.          Webster University

24.          University of Central Oklahoma

25.          Mercer University