USA

The average duration of a master's in CS in the US is usually around 1.5 to 2-years. Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning,Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, and Robotics, are some of the popular areas of studies among international students.

International students need to meet the admission requirements of UC Berkeley admission before submitting the application form before the application deadlines and pay the application fee. The application deadlines are different for different programs.
Aspiring students can check the UC Berkerley application deadlines below:

The University of California Berkeley application fee is USD 95 (INR 8.1 K) for international students applying to undergraduate programs and USD 155 (INR 13.3 K) for international students applying to postgraduate programs. Applicants are recommended to submit the application form for respective programs chosen well advanced in time before the application deadlines to ensure a smooth admission process.

Wilkes University offers rolling admissions with quick decisions, no undergraduate application fee, and a test-optional policy. It provides strong international student support, merit-based scholarships, and a preparatory programme for English and academic readiness. Compared to many U.S. universities, Wilkes simplifies the application process, responds faster, and ensures better transition support for international students, making it a flexible and accessible choice for global applicants.

The University of Illinois at Chicago secures a global rank #298 as part of the latest Global University Rankings, rolled out by Shiksha. Another prominent university ranking platform like QS, ranks it #334 as part of its own variation of Global Rankings for the year 2026.

The University of Illinois is among an exclusive group of US based universities to be classifed as a Tier-1 research institution (R1). As per an official media release by UIC, the institute retained its status of being a R1 university since 1987.

The R1 universities are known for conducting an high volume of research & an minimium expenditure of USD 50 million in research related activities over the course of an academic year.

The R1 status is awarded by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Duke University, based in Durham, North Carolina is considered the #1 university in the region, as per the latest rankings of the top colleges & universities in North Carolina, USA, given by Shiksha.

Duke, not part of the Ivy League, is considered among the best higher educational institutes in the country & cemented by the fact that on a country-level it ranks #17, while also ranking #35 globally as per Shiksha rankings.

Times Higher Education is known for providing performance data on universities for students and creates university rankings to evaluate university performance on a global level. The university rankings of MIT USA by Times Higher Education are given as follows: