Master's in technology is the next
level of study after graduation for those who are interested in
technical studies. India, the home to IITs, definitely offers some
good colleges and national universities for a master's in different
engineering specializations. But usually the number of seats in
colleges like IITs are very few. Aspirants who do not get an M.Tech
seat in Tier I colleges often look out for options abroad. And what
place better than United States.
M.E & M.S programs in United
States are equivalent to M.Tech programs in India. United
Engineering colleges are popular not just because of they are in
US, but also because they are top ranking colleges for technical
studies in the world. As per US News' Rankings for 2011 the top
colleges in technical education at master's level in America are
world popular names like Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) Cambridge, Stanford University
& University of California Berkeley. All the colleges among the
best are national universities that provide extremely high levels
of education along with internationally recognized
degrees.
Check out the list of
top M.E/MS colleges in USA.
The ranking of the colleges might slightly differ as per the
preferred trade. Specific college rankings can be checked at
US News & Rankings.
Admission Requirements
- Candidates require 16 years of study including 4 years of engineering.
- Other exam scores essential to secure an admission are TOEFL & GRE. The score requirement for both tests varies from university to university. For example the average GRE score requirement for US is 1250 and above.
- Some candidates also undermine the importance of a good undergrads GPA. But in fact, it is quite important.
- Foreign universities pay special attention to a good balance of academics and extra-curricular activities.
- Besides the above mentioned, recommendations and SOPs are other things that count in the admission procedure.
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Cost
The cost of a master's of Science
degree for engineering trades like civil, mechanical, IT,
telecommunication etc in American universities varies from one to
another. But on an average the tuition fee per year is somewhere
close to US $25,000 to US $ 35,000. Living
expenses would be separate, adding around another US $
1200.
