Then, Bian Xiao will tell you how much it costs to study in the United States!
Miscellaneous expenses before studying abroad refers to the financial support that needs to be provided when preparing for studying abroad.
Mainly spent on language examination fees, materials notarization fees, visa application fees, physical examination, air tickets, intermediary service fees, and others.
? Examination training fee
TOEFL: ￥ 1635 Delivery fee: ￥ 126/ copy.
IELTS: Send extra transcripts in 2020: Starting from the sixth extra transcript, the handling fee is 60 yuan/copy (electronic version). If you need to send a paper transcript, the courier fee should be paid by yourself.
Saturday: 340 yuan, and send another copy: 73 yuan/copy.
GRE: 1353 delivery fee: 175/ school.
GMAT: 1725 delivery fee: 18 1/ school.
SSAT: ￥ 155 1 delivery fee: different courier fees are different.
? Material mailing fee:
$300 per courier (varies by state)
Standard grade transfer fee: such as TOEFL ￥ 120/ school.
? School application fee:
Each school: ￥324-650
Passport application: ￥260
Visa fee: ￥ 1038
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Generally, the academic system for studying in the United States is four years, but because American universities usually adopt the credit system, they can graduate in three years.
American schools define their own school year, so different schools have different meanings of the school year.
In the United States, a school year begins in late August or early September and ends in May or June of the following year.
Each school year is divided into several semesters ($ term). Usually, a school has two, three or four semesters per school year. The average undergraduate course in American universities is between $65,438+0,000 and $50,000/year.
Public comprehensive university: the tuition fee is about 80,000 ~ 250,000 RMB per year.
Private comprehensive university: the tuition fee is about10.5 million ~ 0.3 million RMB per year.
College of Arts and Sciences: The annual tuition fee is about 654.38+0.5 million to 300,000 RMB.
Community College: The tuition fee is about 60,000 ~ 654.38+0.2 million RMB per year.
In addition, examination fees, notary fees, passport fees and application fees are also required, but these four types of fees are all needed in the preparation stage, with a maximum of 4,000 yuan. Mainly in terms of tuition and living expenses.
The cost of studying in the United States is directly linked to the length of study abroad. The longer the study abroad, the higher the cost of studying abroad. So many American colleges and universities charge according to credits.
For example, the tuition fee for MIT's master of finance program: MIT 12-month financial program 20 16 is $76,600, so if you study 18 months, the fee is 102600.
Graduate students in the United States usually study for two years, such as management and computer science. It takes 9 months to 19 months to study LLM including finance and law for one year.
According to the different academic years of the majors studied, as well as the differences between public universities and private universities, the tuition fees are also very different.
The nature of universities is different, and the tuition fees vary greatly.
Public two-year American community college, the average tuition is about $6,732/year.
B. Four-year public universities, taking the University of California at Berkeley as an example, the tuition fee is about 297.84 million US dollars/year.
C. American private elite schools are the elite schools that international students mainly apply for. They are characterized by a long history and high teaching quality, basically including the top 50 schools in the United States. From last year's $45,000/year to now, some colleges and universities have approached $60,000/year.
D. Whether in high school, undergraduate or graduate school, the cost of private colleges in the United States is undoubtedly much higher than that of public ones.
Private schools: ￥ 169922.5-305860.5/ year;
Public schools: ￥67969- 135938/ year.
At the same time, we should pay special attention to the fact that even in the same school, the fees charged by different majors vary widely.
The cost of living in different cities in the United States is determined by their economic level and geographical location, as well as the number of local foreigners and international students.
Therefore, although some cities are not big, the consumption level is still very high.
1 City is the most expensive city. This refers to American megacities, such as new york, Los Angeles, Miami, Hawaii, Chicago, Washington, D.C., etc. The average living expenses (including rent) is $65,438+0,000 ~ 2,500/month, excluding extra expenses such as car purchase, travel, telephone and entertainment.
Second-class cities, cities with high consumption. Refers to American big cities, such as Pittsburgh, Seattle, Dallas, Atlanta, Austin, Detroit, etc. Living expenses: USD 800 ~ 65438+0,500/month.
Third-tier cities, with relatively low consumption, refer to some states in the south, midwest and southeast of the United States, such as Texas, Illinois, Michigan, Utah, Colorado, Georgia, Virginia and North Carolina. Their living expenses are 700 ~ 1000 USD/month.
Fourth-class cities with low consumption include Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana and South Carolina. Their living expenses are 500 ~ 700 USD/month. The geographical location and economic level of these cities are not high, but the life is quiet and the pace is not fast.
Accommodation in a first-class big city is 65,438+600 USD/month for two people, 65,438+65,438 USD/month for 0 people and 65,438 USD+0,000 USD/month for 0 rooms, with an average rent of 800 USD/month;
Second-class big cities, 400 dollars/month for two people, 800 dollars/month for/kloc-0, 600 dollars/month for 0 rooms, and the average rent is 600 dollars/month;
In a third-class big city, two people 1 room is $300/month, 1 person 1 room is $500/month, and the average rent is $400/month.
Sharing is the most common form of accommodation for American students, and it is a relatively economical way of accommodation.
Transportation: Take new york as an example. Bus and subway go to every corner, so it is convenient to travel and the fare is not expensive.
The monthly ticket for subway is $65,438 +02 1, and the charge for single swipe is $2.75. However, if you are away from other American cities except new york, or go to the countryside to study by accident and like to run around, then a car is essential.
Compared with China, buying a car in the United States is very cheap and the procedure is very simple.
General auto insurance (according to different models) is about 1200-2000 USD/year, fuel cost is about 1000-2000 USD/year, and maintenance cost is between 300-500 USD/year.
* The above fees will vary according to the exchange rate, university, region, major and personal spending power, so the fees will also be different, for reference only.
Studying abroad is not easy. When you choose to study abroad, you must also consider the financial situation of your family. If you can't go abroad, in fact, the educational conditions in China are also very good and are constantly improving, which has aroused great concern at home and abroad!