Several international students who have studied in Malaysia have found it to be a great experience. There are numerous benefits students can get from studying in Malaysia and this article will take a look at them as well as the cost of living and cost of tuition fees in the country.
BENEFITS OF STUDYING IN MALAYSIA
Studying in Malaysia has various benefits for interested students, they include the following:
The quality of education in Malaysia is quite high which gives students a good learning and study experience.
The cost of education in Malaysia is not really expensive when compared to other countries around the world, giving students the opportunity to have good quality education at an affordable cost
Malaysia also offers a variety of courses for students to choose from and study. This gives students a lot of options when choosing a course of study
The above reasons are why a lot of international students choose to enrol for various courses to study in Malaysia. For example, you can acquire a UK engineering degree from Malaysia by taking part in a 3 plus 0 franchised program which will costabout 6000 US dollars. On the other hand the tuition fee for the same 3 years degree program at the host university in the UK will cost about 45,000 US dollars
COST OF LIVING IN MALAYSIA
Cost of living in Malaysia is low. Taking care of expenses like feeding, rent, transportation is estimated to cost 375 US dollars.
Below is a breakdown of living cost in Malaysia
FOOD: Cooking your meals should be cheaper but if not you can spend an estimate of $4 for 3 meals each day
RENT: Could cost an estimate of $94-$140 per month, though this depends on the type of accommodation, the area, facilities available and how many people share a room
TRANSPORT: Moving around could cost $13
CLOTHING: washing and ironing could cost $19 per month
BOOKS AND STATIONERY: This could cost about $24 a month
MEDICAL: Could cost about $16 per month
MOBILE PHONE BILLS: Could cost $17 per month
TUITION FEES FOR BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAM
ProgramTuition fees Duration of program
Business $10,300-14,000 3 years
Hospitality and Tourism $11,000-18,700 3 years
Engineering $15,600-$18,700 4 years
Pharmacy $31,200-$43,700 4 years
IT $11,000-$15,600 3 years
TUTION FEES FOR MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Private universities $6,560-$9,375 which is for 1-2 years
Public universities $4,060-$7,810 which is for 1-2 years
It is what noting that these figures are estimates and serve only as a guide. Also, the fees are meant for the duration of the program
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