Masters degree - Postgraduate in English in Australia for international students

Advantages:
- Tuition fees are 20-30% lower than in the UK and the US.
- High-quality programs in various fields.
- Opportunity to receive a scholarship.
- Legal permission to work during studies.
- Well-developed research centers.
- Modern programs and technical facilities.
- Excellent living conditions.

Disadvantages:
- Geographic distance from European countries.
- No free education for international students.
- High competition.
- Mandatory language exam requirement.

- Public universities: Educational institutions with good student conditions, located across the country—in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Tasmania, Queensland, and Western Australia.
- Sandstone universities: The oldest institutions, founded during the colonial period.
- Group of Eight: The most prestigious universities in the country, offering elite education.

Australian universities have campuses in both urban and rural areas, with some owning landscaped grounds of up to 100 hectares! For example, Murdoch University is equipped with a state-of-the-art research library, comfortable dormitories for international students, sports clubs and fields, research centers, and laboratories. This is the largest public university, founded in 1975. The university is renowned for its extensive research developments worldwide. Another public institution, the South Australian Institute of Business and Technology, has invested about AUD 400 million in infrastructure modernization.

Universities are surrounded by rivers, parks, and lakes, offering picturesque views from campuses. They feature well-equipped classrooms, seminar halls, IT centers, and research laboratories. Depending on the university's profile, the infrastructure may include research farms, veterinary centers, seismographic stations, underground mines, and physics research stations.

Australia's Higher Education System:

- Ranked 9th globally for the quality of higher education,
- 22,000 academic programs,
- 1,100 educational institutions,
- 8 universities in the top 100 best universities worldwide,
- 5 Australian cities named the best for students,
- AUD 200 million in annual funding for scholarship programs for international students,
- 15 Nobel Prize winners.

Universities also focus on the holistic development of students and creating a healthy atmosphere: campuses feature sports complexes and health centers. Therefore, students in Australian universities have a wide range of activities in their free time—athletics stadiums, rowing facilities, tennis courts, and creative studios are available.

A wide range of programs is one of the advantages of Australian universities. Students can choose from hundreds of academic courses of varying intensity and duration, which are constantly updated to reflect labor market trends and the demands of both local and international students.

Agriculture and environmental studies are traditionally strong areas in Australian universities. For example, the University of Tasmania, one of Australia's oldest institutions with a well-developed technical base and research school, is actively engaged in finding solutions to environmental protection issues. Its most popular course is environmental studies, and its Research Institute addresses healthcare, epidemiology, and genetics issues. The university is ranked in the top 300 globally (QS World).

Creative disciplines are also highly regarded. Popular programs include acting, directing, theatre management, costume design, and set design.

Top Master's Degree Specializations in Australia:
- Ecology,
- Agriculture,
- Engineering,
- Information Technology,
- Arts, Law, and Education,
- Health and Medicine,
- Business Management,
- Marine Science,
- Journalism,
- Biomedical Science,
- Brand Management,
- Internet Marketing and Communications,
- Public Relations.

Australia has a well-functioning student incentive system - universities have a huge number of scholarship programs and grants. Scholarships are awarded to students with high academic performance and a high level of language proficiency (IELTS 7.0 and 5.0 average certificate score). At the same time, the chance to get a scholarship is higher for Master's students than for Bachelor's students. But the competition is very high: statistically 1 out of 40 candidates gets a scholarship.

Scholarships are given in the form of discounts on tuition, most often the size of the discount is 25%-50%. To receive a scholarship, you need to start preparing documents a year in advance.

Popular options:

• Endeavour Postgraduate Awards
• The Sydney Achievers International Scholarships
• Australia Awards Scholarships
• Tasmanian International Scholarship (TIS)
• International Family Alumni Bursary
• International Postgraduate Discount
• FSP to Degree Discount.

The main prerequisite for admission to the Master's program is a Bachelor's degree with a GPA of at least 4.0 out of 5*. For some programs it is not necessary to have a major education. A language certificate with an overall grade of at least 6.5 is equally important. For creative programs, universities ask for a portfolio.

For master's programs in business, management and finance, universities consider candidates with work experience, recommendations from employers and CVs. Prestigious universities ask students to take the international GMAT exam to assess their academic preparation.

Tuition fees at Australian public universities for undergraduates start from $17,900 AUD per year. The average price is from $17,000 AUD to $30,000 AUD per year. Here are some examples:

• University of Tasmania = from $25,000 AUD per year
• Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology = from $24,000 AUD per year
• Queensland University in Technology = from $28,000 AUD per year
• South Australian Institute of Business and Technology = from $24,000 AUD per year.

• Hostels = AUD 90-150
• Shared apartment rental = AUD 85-215
• Individual apartment rental = AUD 150-300
• On-campus accommodation = AUD 146-370
• Off-campus apartment accommodation = AUD 180-350
• Homestay = AUD 270
• Groceries and meals = AUD 80-200
• Phone and Internet = AUD 20-55
• Public transportation = AUD 15-30
• Entertainment and leisure = AUD 60-150
• Study materials = AUD 800 per year
• Transport = AUD 40.

1. Australian National University (ANU)
2. University of Sydney
3. University of Melbourne
4. University of New South Wales (UNSW)
5. University of Queensland (UQ)
6. Monash University
7. University of Western Australia (UWA)
8. University of Adelaide
9. University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
10. University of Wollongong.