Getting a Masters Degree Abroad

[Woot22]

Just to quickly chime in, another factor you may seriously want to consider is whether your degree will be recongnized and accepted in the United States. The U.S. has a "thing" for accreditation -- something that doesn't really exist in other countries.

When I was applying to get into an American college for my Master's degree, they refused to consider my University of Alberta diploma and transcripts (a world-renowned research institution and reputable, public university) until I paid an American company a bunch of money to "translate" everything into "Americanese". No joke! Only then would they deal with me, but until then I may as well have gotten my degree from the Al's Gas Station School of Floor Sweeping.

The fact is he is looking for a Masters program so unless the OP is planning on getting PhD I wouldn't worry too much about any accreditation. You just need to find the school and just as importantly the program you are interested in and go for it.

[CDNSushi]

The fact is he is looking for a Masters program so unless the OP is planning on getting PhD I wouldn't worry too much about any accreditation. You just need to find the school and just as importantly the program you are interested in and go for it.

?? That didn't make any sense. ANY degree (regardless of level) is only as good as how employers or other academic institutions accept it. It comes down to asking yourself why you are pursuing it. If it's for personal advancement, it doesn't much matter where you go. But if it's with the interest of furthering a career, or changing into a new one, I would probably want to make sure that my degree will be recognized and accepted before I spent tens of thousands of dollars only to find out that it's not being treated "at par" with a locally obtained degree.