As China takes a central place on the world stage, its higher education system is also moving into the global limelight. Now there are over 2000 universities in china that are offering the masters degree to the overseas students under many different majors. China is rapidly becoming a major study abroad destination, with over 95,000 international students at its universities.
The duration of masters degree in china:
The masters degree in the chinese universities usually lasts for about 2 years. However some other research-based programs may be a bit longer. The chinese academic is usually from September to July.
Fee for masters degree in china:
The fee for masters degree vary from university to university and factors such as:
1. Region.
2. Scholarship funded or not.
3. Major.
4. The duration of study.
5. University world ranking.
On a average basis the universities in china for the masters degree charge from 15,000 RMB to 50,000 RMB per year. Application fee may or may not be included in it depending on the university.
The curriculum:
The master degree taught in different universities in china are all in English with teachers having years of experience in teaching their particular subject. The teachers teaching the overseas students are compulsory to be having the basic knowledge of English as it is one of the requirement set by the education ministry of china.
Visa for masters degree:
All the overseas students who wants to study in any university in china are compulsory to have a student visa (X or F visa) depending upon the duration of completion of their degree.
Accommodation:
The cost of accommodation in China varies depending on where you decide to do your postgraduate course.
There are two main types of accommodation for students:
University accommodation
Private accommodation
Accommodation costs are higher in bigger cities like Beijing and shanghai.
Scholarships for the master degree students:
China has been offering massive amount of scholarships for the hardworking and talented overseas students. There are many types of scholarships for the master degree program such as:
1. Scholarship offered by the hosting university itself.
2. Scholarship offered by the government of china
3. Scholarship offered by the regional government.
These offered scholarships are mainly of two types I.e. one which is awarded once in a year and is around 5000 RMB which is more for the bachelor degree students and another which is offered as a monthly allowance.
Top universities in china for the masters degree program:
There are many universities in china which are worldly ranked and are considered to be the best among all other universities of the world. Here is a list of some of the most appreciated chinese universities by the overseas students:
Tsinghua University
Peking University
Fudan University
University of Science and Technology of China
Zhejiang University
Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Nanjing University
Wuhan University
Most applied majors under masters degree in china:
There are a number of majors offered by the chinese universities which are all taught in a very precise way to develop the concepts of the overseas students. the most popular Master’s degree in China are in fields such as:
International Relations
Economics
Languages
Finance
Business Administration.
Expenditures:
It is to be believed that even in this modern era when everything is out of the hands of a financially mediocre person, china still cares about people. Students studying in the cities like Beijing and shanghai can still easily spend a month with pocket money in between 1500 to 2500 RMB. However this above mentioned value is just for the comparison and vary from person to person and depends on the life-style one wants.