“अमेरिकी दिमाग, Canada’s gain,” trumpeted the headline of a recent ग्लोब एंड मेल कहानी.

This article reported that “at a time when many U.S families are finding they have fewer dollars than they expected to spend on higher education, the price of a Canadian undergraduate degree is looking attractive.”

इस वसंत, many Canadian universities reported an increase in applications from U.S. students, and a growing number of those students are saying “हां” to offers from Canadian schools:

At Montreal’s McGill University, where there is a long tradition of U.S. recruiting, अमेरिकियों के लिए जिम्मेदार 12 per cent of this year’s freshman class…..

McGill has seen a steady increase in American students, with numbers rising by 22 per cent in the past five years.

से अधिक 9,000 Americans are currently attending colleges and universities in Canada. In the mid-1900s, that number was barely over 2,000.

Canadian university education is government subsidized, so most Canadian university students pay less than $5,000 अपनी वार्षिक ट्यूशन के लिए. यहां तक ​​कि कनाडा के बाहर से आने वाले छात्रों के लिए, अंतरराष्ट्रीय ट्यूशन अभी भी एक अपेक्षाकृत उचित औसत में से एक है $13,200 प्रति वर्ष.

The ग्लोब एंड मेल article compared overall annual costs for a student from the U.S. attending Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia versus Boston University:

…Dalhousie estimates that ट्यूशन, किताबें, housing and health insurance run $23,636 a year. बोस्टन विश्वविद्यालय में, a school that often competes for the same U.S. students, the equivalent annual cost comes to $61,794.

If you or a family member is considering education in Canada, यहाँ हैं संसाधनों अपने स्कूल खोज शुरू करने में मदद करने के लिए:

The Canadian Council of Ministers of Education has created a useful website for students looking at Canadian post-secondary eduation. It includes an overview of Canada’s university system, information about costs and financial aid, and a search function that lets you identify schools and programs across the country.

Another helpful tool is the ग्लोब कैम्पस नेविगेटर, जो आपको देता है compare features of various Canadian universities.

And if you’d like to share your experiences about studying in Canada, please leave a comment below.

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