Missouri

Indian students who want to join the MA programme at Columbia University should have a UG degree to fulfill the qualification. A job experience and a GPA of 3.5 can add a positive impression. They should submit LOR, SOP, transcripts, resume, and English language requirements.

Consulting, Investment Management, Real Estate, Private Equity, and Investment Banking are the top 5 best paying industries for MBA graduates at Columbia Uni. Given below is the average salary offered by these industries to students.

1 USD = INR 89.90

International students coming to Columbia University choose various majors. Reason for choosing particular majors like Political Science and Government, Psychology, History, English, Computer Science and Math, Art History, is its affordability and job opportunities. 

FAANG companies, Consultancy firms, Law firms, and Finance giants hire MBA graduates from the Columbia B-School. Given below is a list of some popular names who hired graduates of the Class of 2025.

You would need to do well in your academics to get into either. At Columbia however, you have better chances of admission. Columbia accepts applications at a rate of 4.3%. Harvard, on the other hand, does so at a rate of 3.6%.

Columbia accepts around 4 applications for every 100 it receives. Its acceptance rate was 4.29% for the Class of 2029. NYU accepts twice the number of applications, at an 8% acceptance rate. You would have to work hard to get into either. However, at NYU you have a better chance.

Missouri State University is one of affordable options for Indians who look for UG and PG  education in USA. The tuition cost for undergraduate students is between INR 14L and INR 15L, and for postgraduate students, it is between INR 5L and INR 32L. The estimated cost of living in low-expense areas like Springfield is between INR 7L and INR 9L. Along with this, Missouri also offers scholarships, graduate assistantships, and part-time work opportunities for international students to reduce costs to some extent.

SLU is home to over 2,600 Indian students as of Fall 2024, and the international students make up 22% of the total student body. The student demographics for 2025 are given below:

Missouri S&T is known for its engineering school as well as other top-notch programs offered in business management, IT, Humanities, etc. Some of the U.S. News rankings for Missouri University of Science and Technology are given below for 2025: 

• #83 in Earth Sciences
• #81 in Best Engineering Schools
• #120 in Computer Science
• #152 in Physics
• #160 in Mathematics
• #192 in Chemistry
• #218 - 241 in Part-time MBA

The 2025-26 housing rates for international students wanting to reside on the campus of Missorrui University of Science and Technology are given below:

Conversion Used: 1 USD = INR 86.75