Canada vs the UK, which one should you choose for study abroad
The UK and Canada are the top countries international students go for their higher education. Every year more than 10,000 students are travelling to these destinations. Are you planning your higher education abroad? Are you confused about the country you should consider pursuing your higher education?
To help you decide between the UK and Canada, here are some of the factors that will help in your decision making process.
Subjects
Each country is popular to study for their advancement and expertise in particular subjects. They have the best faculty, facilities and infrastructure that make them known for the following specialised subjects.
UK: The most sought after courses among international students are Business, Engineering, Social Sciences (mostly psychology) and Medicine
Canada: Canada is known for its courses in Computer Science, Information Technology, Physical sciences and Agricultural sciences.
Universities
The UK throughout time is known for its prestigious universities like Cambridge and Oxford. Thus, making it a dream place to study. The UK universities are also known to be among the top-ranking universities in the world. They are well known for their teaching methods, campuses and facilities.
Canada recently has become popular among international students. As it’s climbing up the ranking order. The country has more than 300 universities and many courses for students to choose from. They have the state of the art technology and facilities. Recently many famous people in their industry have graduated from Canadian universities.
Admission Process
The UK has a simple straight forward application process for the bachelor’s degree. Students are required to submit their IELTS score, Statement of purpose and teachers recommendation letter. Using the UCAS portal, a student can apply up to 5 UK universities. The university decision is usually based on the current mark sheet and the predicted 12th grades.
In Canada, students are required to apply to each university individually as each university has specific requirements like few many ask to submit additional essays or a video interview. Like the US you have to also take the SAT/ ACT exams. The universities also look into the transcripts of previous grades from 9th to 12th grade.
But both the countries send their final decision with a conditional offer that is based on the final marks scored in 12th Board exams. So if you score equal to or more than the expected marks your admission in the university is final.
Tuition cost
The tuition fees to study in the UK is quite expensive in comparison to Canada. For instance, the master’s fees are around 18000- 40000 GBP depending on the university ranking and subject chosen.
Canada is known to offer quality education at affordable fees structures. The master’s program fees are around 16000-30000 CAD per year. That when converted would be around 16,00,000 INR.
Cost of living
Along with Tuition fees, you must also look into the cost of living in these countries.
The UK has one of the highest standards of living, even students have to spend around 10,000 GBP for 1 year. So the cost of living through the 3-year courses is approximately 30,000-45,000 GBP.
Canada is affordable for international students to live in. Like the average living cost is 10,000 CAD. Which is comparatively cheaper than the UK. But you have to remember the bachelor's degree is for 4 years while in the UK it’s only a 3-year course.
So you have to keep in mind this while calculating your cost of living in each of the destinations.
Visa
In recent times, decking which country to study in depends on the visa process as well. As it’s becoming more difficult for students to attain a visa easily.
Canada is very welcoming to international students. The process for securing the student visa for Canada is easier and simpler compared to the UK.
The UK follows a very lengthy process, which is a point-based system.
To Conclude…
There are several reasons why the UK is still worth studying. However, we have covered the important aspects that are truly the reason why international students want to study in the UK.
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