MS IN U.S

HOW DO WE GET AID ?? some univs which provide aid for graduate students

U.S.A. Cost/AID Facts

The cost of Study Tuition and fees) in USA varies from $5000 to $30000 per year. The cost of living depends on location. For example States like Washington, California and area around New York is costly. In general Students from countries like India, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan the cost of living may vary from $4000 to $9000.It is assumed that students will live in shared Apartments, Live out of Campus and have less Telephone bills and other expenses are at bay. Most of (nearly) all expenses can be met while working on campus Jobs. The hourly pay for on Campus jobs Pay from $5.15 to $15 per hour. Foreign Students can work for 20 hrs per week and 40 hrs per week during summer. Students may be allowed to work out of campus (Internship) after nine months of their arrival at USA. Students receiving any type of aid Like TA/RA/Fellowship or GA need not have to worry about costs. But Students not receiving any aid must come prepared for tuition fees and Living cost for initial 2-3 months. Also note that in some universities like Texas at Dallas and University of Texas Arlington there is huge shortage of P/T jobs. So students Planning to go to these universities must either have Scholarships or adequate Funds. Its better to contact current students via email for latest information. For many universities students can pay the fees of their last semester even after graduation.
Some Universities Tuition waiver after first semester (if performance in 1st sem. is good). It is also possible that some other department may offer scholarship.

See where money goes
GRE
The General Test is US $160 for individuals testing in the United States, U.S. Territories, and Puerto Rico, US $175 for individuals testing in China, including Hong Kong, Korea, and Taiwan, and US $140 for individuals testing in all other locations.

TOEFL
TOEFL Costs around $150.


# GRE + TOEFL==$310 (around)
# Application Fees varies from $20 to $75
# mostly preffered online application costs u 50$
# Tuition Fees will cost between $5000 to $35000
# Health Insurance may Cost up to 500$ (per semester)
# Books may cost up to $1000
# Traveling to USA may Cost up to $800
# Cost of Living will vary from one city to other and can be anything between $350 to $700 (Assuming Simple Life)
# Traveling cost within US may be up to $500.


University Tuition* More+
University Of Texas at Dallas 9000 Very Few P/T jobs are available. Normal cost of Living.
University of Texas at Arlington 9000 Very Few P/T jobs are available. Normal living costs.
NJIT 12000 Few AID opportunities. Cost of living little higher.
Texas A&M University 9000 Normal cost of Living. AID generally after one sem.
Arizona State University 12000 Less AID.
University of Arizona 12000 Good AID after one Sem.
Illinois Institute of Technology 12000 Few AID Opportunities
SUNY-Buffalo 9500 Less AID. AID for Ph.D.
Ohio State University 22000 AID generally after one sem.
University of South California 15500 Very Few aid opportunities. Get AID in Beginning or You should have enough funds.
University of Cincinnati 12000 Good aid Scene. Good Location. Most MS Students supported.
University of Illinois, Chicago 12000 Aid requires good GRE/GPA.Good Location.
University of Florida 13000 Less aid. Good Placements.
Clemson University 12000 No AID for VLSI in 2002.Fair aid Scene. Respected.
University of Missouri-Rolla 11000 Excellent in Electromagnetics.Fair aid Scene. Respected.
Wayne State University 8000 Cheap./T available easily.
Washington State University 15000 Good aid Scene.Respected.Excellent Location
University of Wisconsin-Madison 21000 Top Ranked University.
Portland State University 8000 Good for VLSI. Good location.
University of Dayton 8000 Good for Aerospace. No application fee.
North Carolina State University 13000 Excellent location. Ranked University.
Drexel University 18000 Good location.
University of Utah 8500 good foe EE/CS.Cheap.Respected
University of Houston 8000 Good for Telecom. Excellent Location.
University of North Carolina Charlotte 11000 Fair AID scen