The Cost of Tertiary Education for your LCS

A LOCAL tertiary education is 860% more expensive then the entire school fees from primary school to junior college. A local medical degree is 3341% more expensive then the first twelve years of school fees.

Polytechnics

Which polytechnic is the best?

However, there is not one polytechnic that is better than another. They do specialise in different courses and are stronger in certain courses.

What are the cost fees?

Fees might change*

Local University

The average cost of a degree course at local universities are as follows:

• Nanyang Technological University (NTU): S$28,000 to S$32,600

• Singapore Management University (SMU): S$45,600 to S$50,400 

• National University of Singapore (NUS): S$29,650 to S$146,750

other local universities cost can be seen below:

Fees are subjected to change*

Private Universities

• Kaplan For their full-time degrees, it can cost up to $20,000 or more. If students take the diploma and top up route, it can cost up to $30,000.

• MDIS Similar to Kaplan, their full-time degrees can cost from $20,000. Meanwhile, their expensive degrees can be around $35,000 to $39,000.

• PSB Academy A 3-year degree course can start from $41,000 to $45,000. Express courses can start from $21,000.

• JCU Singapore Undergraduate courses can start from $54,000 to $60,000.

• SIM GE Undergraduate course fees vary depending on your child’s course and the partner university attached to it. However, fees can start from $28,400 to $59,000.

Aside from the tuition fee itself, you will also need to consider the following as part of your child’s university fees:

1. Course application fees 2. Study materials 3. Accommodations 4. Transportation 5. Daily Allowance 6. Miscellaneous fees

We hope this provides some insights for you while planning for the education for your LCS!