Irrespective of the country and course you choose at the Masters level, there are an increasing number of ways that you can offset your overall costs depending on where you study. Almost all countries that welcome international students allow part-time work during term- time and often provide work permits for full-time employment when a student is away from their program of study during vacations. Regulations in Australia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, The Netherlands, the UK and the USA all allow students to work during term-time and vacations, with an increasing number also making it considerably easier to secure a work permit for between one and two years upon graduation. The difficulty, however, for many international Masters students intending to offset the costs of their program of study by part-time or full-time work is the way in which visa regulations require students to arrive at their place of study with sufficient funds to cover their entire period of study.


While ingenious students are able to often circumvent such requirements, immigration authorities are becoming more rigorous in ensuring that new international students have the funds they claimed to have when they applied for their visas.


When considering the cost of a Masters program anywhere in the world, perhaps the single most important


factor in judging whether a degree is worth the financial investment is whether it helps to meet your ambitions. In some circles, particularly when looking at degree programs like the MBA or other management-related programs, this is often called the “return on investment” or ROI factor. In reality, however, this is a discussion far more complex than whether the tuition fees and living costs paid during the course of your study can be recouped from a higher salary after graduation. For many students it is just as important to consider whether the reasons that caused them to study abroad in the first place have been justified and if they are now on the way to the career they hoped to embark on at the beginning of their program.


Weighing up factors such as degree, program and university reputation, the content of the course, the location of the university, destination country, practical


experience and the employability of a qualification put the overall cost of a Masters program in a more rounded context and contribute to a far more informed decision about where and what to study.


With more and more study destinations open for prospective international students, one thing is for certain – there has never been a better time to find a low-cost Masters study option.


Get more great advice about studying for a Masters degree at QS


Network’s website TopGradSchool: www.graduateschool. topuniversities.com


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98