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Benefits of studying in the USA for Indian students

Why study in the USA?

When we plan to study abroad the first place that comes to mind is the USA and let’s look forward to the major benefits of studying in the USA. It is an international hub for many industries and top-class universities millions of students look forward to doing their higher education in the USA. It has a plethora of universities with modern labs and technologies, and mainly focuses on practical education with industry exposure which is most needed for technology students. Students having practical experience of job on the same line help them stand out in the present-day fast-running and competitive world. We get a great opportunity to mingle with people around the globe and acquire knowledge about the latest innovations taking place in different parts of the world and it also enhances your career opportunity back here in India.

The basic knowledge information that every student wants to have before starting their application process is eligibility criteria and what all documents are required.

Documents required for application processes.

Valid Passport -
1. The student intending to apply for abroad studies first thing they need to get is a valid passport. Using this they can apply for the English proficiency test and during the application process, students should have properly scanned copies of the first and last pages of passports, should check the passport validation date, and apply for renewal of passport.
English Language Proficiency Tests -
1. There are different kinds of tests needed to be given based on the stream and program you are applying to. The USA accepts IELTS, TOEFL, and Duolingo for the master’s program, and SAT and ACT for an undergraduate program. GRE and GMAT are mostly required for applying to management and business programs as well as GRE help increase your GPA score when you have less CGPA in your undergrad program. On the other hand, LSAT and MCAT are exams conducted to get admission into Law Schools and Medical Colleges. The types of entrance exams accepted, their application fees, the cut-off score required and application links are given as follows -

S.no	Entrance Exam	Application Fee in INR	Required Score	Application Links
1	IELTS	15,500	6 to 7 Band	https://ieltsregistration.britishcouncil.org/orsnbc
2	TOEFL	14,198	71-100	https://www.ets.org/toefl.html
3	Duolingo	3,800	Above 100	https://englishtest.duolingo.com/applicants
4	GRE	15,912	290-310	https://www.ets.org/gre/test-takers/general-test/register.html
5	GMAT	20,600	Above 450	https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat-exam/register
6	SAT	7,700	900-1300	https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/sat/registration/international-testing
7	ACT	6,754	23-30	https://www.act.org/content/act/en/products-and-services/the-act/registration.html

Transcripts and marks memos -
1. Students should have all the marks memos right from the tenth to the undergraduate program. They need to have attested certificates of Tenth, Intermediate/ Diploma, individual marks memos of all semesters in the undergraduate program and backlog memos, consolidated marks memos, and original degrees. If the student is pursuing the final year, they can get a course completion certificate from the respective college attested by the college administration.
Funding for education in the USA -
1. Students should show the funding documents like loan approval from the bank, income proof of the person, property valuation papers, and a notary signed by the person supporting student education. These documents are required to make sure that student is capable of paying university fees and any kind of emergency during their study in the USA.
Letter of Recommendation -
1. LOR is given by the professor stating about student’s academic and overall performance of the student during their bachelor’s, if the student has work experience, then they should also get a LOR from the company manager. Students need to have 3 LOR which are scanned and sent to the university through the mail. The mail IDs and contact details should be correctly provided so that the university can contact them for feedback.
Statement of Purpose -
1. The SOP is the kind of personal essay written by a student about them-self. It should include the reasons for selecting a particular program or university, and why only in the USA. It should include their educational background and professional experience, knowledge about the program they are applying to, and future career plans.

Average Salary a student can earn in the USA

Most students try to pay off their college fees with the help of a part-time job, so here are a few things that you should know about the part-time jobs and salary system in the USA. The salary is paid on hourly bases. Being a graduate student, you need to work for a limited period and only when your CPT gets approved by the colleges. There are a few universities that provide CPT right from the first day and in a few universities, you need to complete one semester to get CPT, doing a job without authorization is considered illegal. The following is the major information that an international student should know

Depending on the kind of part-time job you can earn nearly 7$ to 13$ per hour.
A student can earn nearly 2,400$ to 4,000$ monthly for their living.
Students get to work on-campus in their first semester.
According to the F1-Visa students can work only 20 hours during their session whereas during holidays, and summer vacations they are permitted to work for 40 hours.
There are on-campus jobs such as research assistant, teaching assistant, department assistant, campus tour guide, and cafeteria jobs. Off-campus jobs include a vast variety of jobs right from the fuel station, call centers, store associates, tourist guides, and jobs in the refectory.
Students can also earn from online part-time jobs like content writers, graphic designers, data entry agents, translators, etc.

After completing a master’s students can get a professional job on OPT and can earn based on their profession. The popular jobs in the USA with average salaries ranging from 80,000$ to 144,830$ are program manager, project manager, industrial engineer, network architect, system analyst, business development manager, resource manager, budget analyst, financial analyst, data analyst, data scientist, system engineer, electrical design engineer, manufacturing engineer.

Cost of living for students in the USA

Students can make 2,400 to 4,000 per month living which they need will be spending nearly 1,000 to 1,500 per month on average based on their living styles. Here are a few basic rates for living expenses

Based on accommodation, if students choose to stay on-campus the hostel rents vary according to the universities but if students choose to stay in rental houses so rent per month varies from 1,320$ to 2,000$ based on the type of accommodation. Students can live in sharing where rent is shared by students living in the house making it 300$ to 800$ affordable for each individual.
Meals and groceries cost around 150 $ to 200$ depending on food penchants.
Annual shopping of clothes based on climatic conditions may be nearly 500$.
Other expenses like electricity, internet, entertainment, insurance, petrol, weekend activities, and international calling all together may cost around 600$ to 800$ based on your selections and choices.

Students should also have a calculation of extra expenses as follows

Travelling chargers that might be to other states or traveling back to India.
Hospital expenses that are not part of health insurance such as eye care, dental care, and skin treatments.
Gadget purchases like PC, Laptops, Cell phones, TV, furniture, and cars.
They should also look after their summer vacation expenses if they are going to stay back in the USA, trips to other states, entertainment, outings with friends, etc.

Cost of studying in the USA for Indian students

The major spending will be on college fees, we all know most students try to pay off their college fees with their earnings in the USA itself. So, the major information student should know is the average cost of different universities and courses in the USA. The tuition fee depends on the program you want to join, for postgraduate programs the tuition fee range between 20,000$ to 60,000$ per year and this would be based on the program students are interested, in and the university they choose. So below is the information about average fee structures based on programs.

S.no	Program	Maximum Tuition fee per year
1	Electrical engineering	30,000$ - 45,000$
2	Computer engineering	30,200$ - 55,000$
3	Aerospace engineering	23,500$ - 35,000$
4	Robotics	50,000$ - 60,000$
5	Civil engineering	25,000$ - 45,000$
6	Systems engineering	20,500$ - 45,000$
7	Software engineering	30,000$ - 45,000$
8	Information systems and technology	45,000$ - 55,000$
9	Data analyst	50,000$ - 60,000$
10	Mechanical engineering	25,000$ - 35,000$
11	Information systems	30,000$ - 40,000$
12	Cybersecurity	30,000$ - 45,000$
13	Industrial engineering	20,000$ - 35,000$
14	Master in Business courses	20,000$ - 70,000$
15	Master in Law programs	20,000$ - 50,000$
16	Master in Medicine	20,000$ - 65,000$
17	Master in Computer science & IT programs	20,000$ - 55,000$
18	Master in Education systems	20,000$ - 40,000$
19	Master in Humanitarian Sciences	20,000$ - 50,000$

Top Courses to Study in the USA

Every student chooses the course according to their interest and passion. The USA has a vast variety of courses for students from all streams. The following are the popular programs according to the professions

Engineering Specialization

Engineering is a highly chosen profession and millions of students apply for master’s programs in engineering specialization. The best engineering courses like Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Big Data, Information Technology, and Cloud Computing are trending in the USA, they also have huge job opportunities all over the globe. We also have courses like robotic engineering, mechanical engineering, solar engineering, biochemical engineering, and aerospace engineering which are thought with cutting-edge technologies making these programs worth doing and they are also evergreen fields for students with a passion to work on technology. Apart from these courses we also have the following course which is of huge demand in the USA

Software Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Automobile Engineering
Computer Science and Engineering
Construction Engineering
Aviation Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Communication Engineering

Business Administration Specialization

Nowadays with growing entrepreneurship and start-up companies’ future generations are looking up to set up their own business and are interested to have a thorough understanding of Financing, marketing, management, and strategizing the set-up of their business and the USA offers a wide variety of courses in MBA. The following are top courses in business administration specialization

International Business
Business Management
Project Management
General Management
Healthcare Management
Technology Management
Finance Leadership
Marketing
Entrepreneurship
E-business & E-commerce

The USA also offers liberal art courses in different fields which can be chosen by the students who completed their minor in any field. Students interested in the following courses should start their application at least a year due to the time-consuming application process. The following are courses in liberal arts

Psychology
Economics
Sociology
Political Science
International Relations
Art History
Education
Fine Art
Theatre
Museum Studies

Intakes in the USA

The US universities offer three intakes that are fall, spring, and summer intake. The student should start their application 8-9 months before the intake starts, as they need to attend the English proficiency test, get all the documents done, check for different universities and programs, and send through their application universities will take 1 to 2 months to process the application, students should prepare all the funding documents before attending for visa interview. Information about the intakes, starting month, and deadlines are as mentioned below

S.no	Intake	Semester Starting Month	Deadlines based on university grading
1	Fall/August Intake	August	A, A+ grade Universities: November/ December of the preceding year A-, B, B+, C grade Universities: February/March of the current application year C+, C-, D grade Universities: June/ July of the current application year
2	Spring/January Intake	January	A, A+ grade Universities: March/ April of the current application year A-, B, B+, C grade Universities: July/ August of the current application year C+, C-, D grade Universities: October/ November of the current application year
3	Summer/May Intake	May	All the universities close their applications by March of the same year

Fall Intake

Fall intake begins in august, and the first semester of this intake ends in December. This intake is considered the starting of academics and all the scholarships are available for this intake, that’s the reason most of the students tend to apply for fall intake. In the fall intake, all the courses are available and all universities are open for this intake so students have a huge number of options based on their requirements. Students applying for fall intake have many part-time jobs option on campus, they also have options to apply for internship programs and get into social groups. Fall intake students also have the benefit of attending placement drives conducted at the end of the academic year in most universities.

Spring Intake

Spring intake starts in January, and the first semester of this intake ends in April. This intake starts in the middle of the academic year due to which it has fewer scholarship options because most of the grants are given to the students in the fall intake itself. In spring intake part-time job options on-campus are not available and internship options in industries become very limited, most of the student groups have already formed at the beginning, so less probability of joining the group with a leadership position.

Summer Intake

Summer intake starts in May, and the first semester of this intake ends in August. In this intake, the USA has fewer university options, and most of the courses opened will be in languages or liberal art kind of programs.

Top Universities in the USA

Public universities are government-funded universities and are monitored by the government. These universities have programs right from languages to research-oriented doctoral programs. The following is information about highly ranked public universities, their location, and average tuition fees.

S.no	University Name	Location	Tuition Fee
1	University of California	Los Angeles Campus, & Berkeley	43,000$ & 44,115$
2	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	53,232$
3	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	53,666$
4	University of California	Santa Barbara, CA	44,196$
5	University of Florida	Gainesville, FL	28,658$
6	University of North Carolina	Chapel Hill	36,776$
7	University of California- San Diego	La Jolla, CA	44,487$
8	University of California	Irvine, CA	43,709$
9	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, GA	33,794$
10	University of Texas	Austin, TX	40,032$
11	William & Mary	Williamsburg, VA	46,467$
12	University of Wisconsin	Madison, WL	38,608$
13	University of Illinois Urbana	Champaign, IL	34,316$
14	University of Georgia	Athens, GA	31,120$
15	The Ohio State University	Columbus, OH	35,019$

Private Universities

Universities are run by private organizations and people. They are charted and accredited by the USA government. They have fewer grants offered by the government compared to public universities and tuition fee is also a bit higher compared to public universities.

S.no	University	Location	Tuition Fee
1	Massachusetts Institution of Technology	Cambridge, MA	55,878$
2	Stanford University	Stanford, CA	56,169$
3	University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	60,963$
4	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, CA	58,680$
5	Duke University	Durham, NC	60,489$
6	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, MD	58,720$
7	Northwestern University	Evanston, IL	60,984$
8	Vanderbilt University	Nashville	56,966$
9	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, MO	58,866$
10	Rice University	Houston, TX	52,895$
11	University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, IN	58,843$
12	Emory University	Atlanta, GA	55,468$
13	Georgetown University	Washington, DC	59,957$
14	Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, PA	58,924$
15	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, CA	60,275$

Some of the best universities based on specialization

Best Engineering Schools

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stanford University
University of California- Berkeley
Carnegie Mellon University
Purdue University
University of Texas California Institute of Technology

Best Business Schools

University of Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
North-western University
Stanford University
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Yale University
Columbia University

Best Law Schools

Yale University
Stanford University
University of Chicago
Columbia University
Harvard University
University of Pennsylvania
New York University

Study in USA