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Which state should I choose to study in the United States?
First of all, let's look at the cost of studying abroad:

According to the QS World University Ranking website, a recent study published by IIE shows that Wyoming in the western United States was rated as the cheapest destination for studying in the United States. The average annual expenditure of international students in this state 1, 157 is $65,438+09,015, which is less than half of the per capita expenditure of students in those expensive States.

Wyoming is the second least populated state in the United States except Alaska, with 586 107 people.

It is worth noting that among the top ten states with the cheapest cost for international students to study abroad, four states are neighbors of Wyoming: South Dakota, Utah, Idaho and Nebraska.

Although it is the cheapest to go to college in Wyoming, the choice of universities here is relatively limited. There is only one public four-year university, the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Rand and Wyoming Catholic College.

Catholic College) and the University of Phoenix campus in Cheyenne, Wyoming.

10 Among the cheapest states in the United States, the number of international students in Texas is much higher than that in other states, indicating that the state is very popular with international students.

According to IIE research, Texas ranks fifth among the cheapest states in the United States, and the average annual expenditure of international students is $2,365,438 +0 19.

Houston, the largest city in Texas, ranks 92nd in the latest QS Best Student City Ranking, which is lower than the cost of living in many other big American cities.

According to the latest quarterly report on international students released by the Student and Exchange Scholar Program (SEVP) in June 5438+February last year, Texas is one of the three states with the largest number of students studying in the United States. The other two are California and new york.

Texas has always had "low taxes and low subsistence allowances" (low.

Service) reputation. In recent years, with the continuous development of Texas, more and more international students are attracted to study in Texas. One is good employment opportunities, and the other is that the quality of university education is good and not expensive.

According to the statistics of the Tax Foundation, the state and local tax rates in Texas are the lowest and the seventh lowest in the United States, respectively, and the business cost is lower than the national average. In addition, the foundation established by the state for enterprises has also attracted many multinational enterprises to come here. Texas has been rated as the friendliest business environment in America for many times. According to the statistics of Fortune 20 15, 54 of the world's top 500 companies are headquartered in Texas, ranking second in the United States.

Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth in Texas are all rated as the fastest growing metropolises in the United States. In addition, some small metropolitan areas in Texas have developed rapidly in recent years. Not only are there many job opportunities here, but the salary is also good.

Compared with California and new york, the cost of studying in Texas is much lower. Moreover, the housing prices here are relatively low and very competitive. The university system in Texas is considered to be the most perfect and advanced university system in Central and South America. There are Rice University, which is known as "Harvard in the South", and famous universities such as the University of Texas, the University of Austin in Texas, and the University of Houston. There are many winners of Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Wolff Prize, Emmy Award and National Science Medal among the school staff.

On the other hand, the study found that Vermont became the most expensive state for international students in the United States, and international students paid an average of $43,925 last year.

According to the Open Door Report 20 16 released by IIE, in the academic years from 20 15 to 20 16, there were 328,000 China students studying in American universities, an increase of 8. 1% over the previous year. Among American students, China accounts for the highest proportion, accounting for about 3 1.5% of the total number of foreign students in American universities. The report also revealed that from 20 15 to 20 16, the number of international students enrolled by American universities exceeded100000 for the first time, an increase of 7. 1% over the previous year.

The following is a multi-dimensional comprehensive consideration of the education level of each state:

The image of the United States in everyone's mind is different, and the intuitive feeling of living in different places is different, U.S. News &; world

The latest authoritative report shows what the real America is like from a multi-dimensional comprehensive consideration.

The ranking of US News and World Report brings together multi-dimensional indicators, including health care, education level, social security, infrastructure, development opportunities, economic level, government management ability and so on. The purpose of this paper is to find out which of the 50 states in the United States can really live and work in peace and contentment, enjoy better education, medical care and other benefits, and benefit from the strong economic development momentum of the state.

In this ranking, Massachusetts, a big education state with famous schools such as Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ranks first, while new york and California in the traditional sense rank in the middle, and the bottom are basically southern States.

The top ten states are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, Iowa, Utah, Maryland, Colorado and Vermont.

New york and California, where Chinese life is relatively concentrated, are ranked as 17 and 23 respectively.

The highest level of education

In China, Meng Mu moved three times in ancient times, but now they choose to live in the school. Chinese families in the United States generally attach great importance to children's education. Whether there are excellent local educational resources, including preschool education, K- 12 (kindergarten to high school) schools and higher-level higher education, has attracted much attention.

In this respect, Massachusetts deserved to win the first place. Massachusetts not only has many top universities in the United States, but also its well-managed and well-funded K- 12 basic education benefits a wider range of residents.

The top ten states in education are Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Maryland, Nebraska, Washington, Iowa, Utah and Virginia.

The bottom five states are Louisiana, Alabama, New Mexico, Alaska and South Carolina.

However, the ranking of educational strength in California, where China students are generally clustered, is only 3 1, and its educational strength is in the lower-middle level in the local area.