Studying in the US
Admissions, costs and the practical side of studying here.
Bangla Vibes · 6 August 2021What I wrote in 2021
Studying in America is very expensive for international students. Getting in on a scholarship is a different matter.
For a bachelor's degree, an international student pays roughly 30 to 50 thousand dollars a year. Completing the degree in four years comes to around 200 thousand dollars. The average person in America earns 35 thousand dollars.
On a student visa you cannot work in the first year. From the second year you can, but it is a limited hourly job, and that is if you get one. I expect that income will cover your living expenses properly. But it will not be enough to cover the cost of studying.
There are exceptions. If you are highly skilled, someone may hire you at a good salary. But planning to come and study on the basis of an exception is unwise. You have to come prepared for the full four years.
After the bachelor's you can try for a job, and then you will get a good one, full time. And at that point you can do a postgraduate degree with your own earnings.
If you get a green card somehow, your study costs will drop a lot. In state local students pay comparatively much less. Though this varies from school to school and university to university.