Hello!
We are confused between BU and UCSD for Econ and math major ,being an international student our concern is job opportunity at UCSD vs BU
As an International student, you will be expected to return to your home country after you complete your degree so which school offers better name recognition and job opportunities there?
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If you are an international student, it will be expected probably that you will return to your home country after you graduate regardless of which college you attend.
Also, in terms of working while in college, your hours of work will be significantly restricted as an international student.
What exactly are you asking?
Can you afford the $65,000 a year or MORE to attend either of these colleges?
Which of the two (BU or UCSD) will be better …
Considering that my son would like to continue working in the US for couple of years and then apply for graduate degree .
You cannot stay in the US and work for a couple years on a student visa. You would need to find an employer to sponsor you. In engineering or CS that might be possible. In economics it will be much harder.
It’s a stem certified course
That does not necessarily mean that a US employer will be willing to hire and sponsor a work visa for an international student graduating with a BA/BS degree.
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Check this list for OPT majors. The issue will be to get an employer to sponsor your student.
Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students | USCIS
Economics is not on the STEM list. https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2016/stem-list.pdf
The International student’s office at the university is responsible for your OPT application and the accompanying paperwork.
They are the best place to ask not only because they’re doing the paperwork and would know of previous successful applications, but also because they have the discretion to make the application based on their knowledge of your university’s economics program and your particular course of study.
However, math is, and “econometrics and quantitative economics” also is.
Of course, just because a major is on that list does not necessarily mean that a US employer will hire and sponsor a work visa for someone graduating in that major.
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You should check out the alumni associations in your home country. You should also consider econometrics vs. econ. Getting a job post graduation will depend on what the job market looks like and what skills your son has at that point. Picking up some programming or other skills might go far in getting a work visa.
I’d guess both schools are about equal in getting a job offer. Have you checked out job placement for each school for those majors?
You will need to complete a certificate of finances in order to actually enroll at these colleges. UCSD offers $0 in need based aid to international students…and precious little merit aid. You will need to certify that you have $65,000 at the ready to fund UCSD.
BU is even more costly. Same thing.
So…again…are these colleges affordable? You won’t be eligible for loans in the U.S. unless you have a qualified cosigner who is a citizen and resides here.
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All of the posters are correct in advising you that your student cannot work in the US once he/she receives a degree. Your student is not a US citizen and is not a permanent resident so he/she should not assume that finding a job in the US will happen.
Internships will be limited to OPT and that’s it.
Look at the job opportunities, available in your country, with a US degree.
It does NOT matter if your child has a STEM certified course. Anyone can get “certified” in a course and this does not sway anyone, including employers.
Both schools are good schools and cost a lot of money, so that decision should be made by your child, who has to live at either location while at school.
Both schools are fine…assuming the parents can afford to pay for them without taking loans, selling their home, jeopardizing their retirement, etc.
Agree.
@aadibhandari_2510, generally, this type of question (which is “better”), is asked before the student applies.
Assuming that your son would work in the US, “for a couple of years”, has been a very big assumption on your part.