By Zhengrong Lu, Research & Advisory Services, and Paul Schulmann, Research & Advisory Services, WES DOWNLOAD THE FULL REPORT During the 2013/14 academic year, there were 181,371 international students pursuing master’s degrees in the U.S. This represents an increase of over 9% from the previous…
By Alejandro Ortiz, Research & Advisory Services, WES Changes to Canada’s immigration policies are altering the face of the country by producing a younger and more educated work force. Between 2013 and 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) created new requirements for individuals applying to…
Paul Schulmann, Research & Advisory Services, WES The popularity of engineering degrees among international students in the U.S. has remained consistent and stable over the last four years, never deviating from between 18% and 19% of total enrollment between the 2010/11 and 2013/14 academic years…
By Megha Roy, Research & Advisory Services, WES The most popular field of study for international students in the U.S. is Business and Management. Although the number of international students studying for business degrees has been steadily increasing, the year-on-year rate of growth for the…
By Yuanyuan Fang, Megha Roy, Alejandro Ortiz, Research & Advisory Services, WES The number of international students from just a few countries on major U.S. campuses has increased to such a level that headlines such as “The University of China at Illinois” have been appearing…