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Study in the United States
The widest field of universities on earth.
- Average tuition
- $15K–$50K
- per year
- Living cost
- $12K–$20K
- per year
- Popular intake
- Fall · Spring
- apply 8–10 months early
- Course length
- 2–4 years
- typical
- IELTS band
- 6.5–7.5
- program dependent
- Post-study work
- Up to 3 years (STEM OPT)
- stay-back rights
Why students choose USA
- No other country offers this breadth — 4,000+ institutions across every budget tier.
- STEM degrees carry up to three years of OPT work authorisation.
- Assistantships routinely cover tuition plus a stipend for strong graduate profiles.
Strong fields: STEM · Business · Research · Figures are planning estimates — program-level numbers live in the explorer.