Pursuing M.S. in the USA is often expensive, especially for international students because unlike American citizens who pay in-state tuition fees, international students have to pay full tuition fees. For example, if an annual in-state tuition fee is $8000, an out-of-state tuition fee can be as high as $20,000. These tuition fees are also dependent on the ranking of the university. US universities are given rankings by certain private agencies like the US News, Princeton Review, etc. and as a thumb rule, the higher the ranking, the costlier is the university. Generally, state-funded universities are cheaper than private universities. Of course, there are certain exceptions to this.  However, just because the universities are cheaper, it does not mean they do not offer quality education.

Taking all these factors into consideration, at Dilip Oak’s Academy, we have shortlisted around 150 accredited universities which offer quality education and also offer good job opportunities.

Below is a list of the 15 most expensive and the 15 cheapest universities you can apply to, for pursuing a master’s degree program in the USA. The list is based only on tuition fees for fall 2020 and is not inclusive of living expenses because the living expenses mentioned on the I-20 form are on the higher side and the actual living expenses are less than that.

15 cheapest universities

SR.NO	Name of University	State Code	Tuition Fees
1	Minnesota State University	MN	7424
2	University of Central Missouri	MO	8697
3	South Dakota State University – Brookings	SD	8876
4	University of South Dakota	SD	10330
5	University of Texas – El Paso	TX	10664
6	Brigham Young University	UT	11160
7	Bowling Green State University	OH	11611
8	Sam Houston State University	TX	11630
9	North Western Polytechnic University	IL	12150
10	Indiana State University – Terre Haute	IN	12260
11	University of Wyoming – Laramie	WY	12566
12	Texas A and M University – Kingsville	TX	12839
16	University of Arkansas-Littlerock	AR	13320
13	Arkansas State University	AR	13500
14	Wright State University-Dayton	OH	13800
17	California State University-Long Beach	CA	14568
15	Central Michigan University	MI	15300

15 most expensive universities

SR.NO	Name of University	State Code	Tuition Fees
1	Columbia University	NY	58656
2	North Western University – Evanston	IL	56067
3	Dartmouth College	NH	55605
4	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	NY	53757
5	Johns Hopkins University	MD	52170
6	University of Michigan – Ann Arbor	MI	50326
7	Boston University	MA	49886
8	Carnegie Mellon University	PA	49372
9	Brown University	RI	49146
10	Duke University	NC	49080
11	Cornell University	NY	48900
12	New York University	NY	45426
13	University of Pennsylvania	PA	44814
14	University of Rochester	NY	44608
15	University of Southern California	CA	46948

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