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Harvard University, Cambridge

7.7(Based on 6 User Reviews)Massachusetts, USA3%Acceptance Rate		 M.Div
Course duration:
3 years
Exams Accepted:
GRE292TOEFL90
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Tuition:  
($54,677/Yr)₹51.82L/Yr
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($13,644/Yr)₹12.93L/Yr
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Stanford University, Stanford

7.2(Based on 4 User Reviews)California, USA4%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D Social Sciences, Humanities, and Interdisciplinary Policy Studies
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL90
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Tuition:  
($63,540/Yr)₹60.22L/Yr
Living: 
($34,320/Yr)₹32.53L/Yr
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#6/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge

Massachusetts, USA4.52%Acceptance Rate		 B.A International Literatures and Cultures
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo120TOEFL90PTE65
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Tuition:  
($73,858/Yr)₹69.99L/Yr
Living: 
($21,264/Yr)₹20.15L/Yr
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#9/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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UC-Berkeley, Berkeley

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA11.7%Acceptance Rate		 Ph.D
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS7.0PTE54
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Tuition:  
($12,762/Yr)₹12.09L/Yr
Living: 
($7,806/Yr)₹7.4L/Yr
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#12/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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University of Chicago, Chicago

8.7(Based on 7 User Reviews)Illinois, USA		 M.A Social Sciences
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100PTE54
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Tuition:  
($67,385/Yr)₹63.86L/Yr
Living: 
($29,000/Yr)₹27.48L/Yr
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#10/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Columbia University, New York City

7.0(Based on 22 User Reviews)New York, USA4%Acceptance Rate		 MA Economics
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo135TOEFL5.5
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Tuition:  
($90,730/Yr)₹85.98L/Yr
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#11/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

7.3(Based on 6 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 MS Criminology
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL100
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Tuition:  
($69,997/Yr)₹66.34L/Yr
Living: 
($18,966/Yr)₹17.97L/Yr
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#23/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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UC-Los Angeles, Los Angeles

7.3(Based on 11 User Reviews)California, USA9%Acceptance Rate		 M.Soc.Sc
Course duration:
9 months
Exams Accepted:
GMAT703IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($36,297/Yr)₹34.4L/Yr
Living: 
($27,396/Yr)₹25.96L/Yr
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#14/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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New York University, New York City

8.7(Based on 24 User Reviews)New York, USA9%Acceptance Rate		 MS Applied Statistics for Social Science Research
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($62,000/Yr)₹58.76L/Yr
Living: 
($6,581/Yr)₹6.24L/Yr
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#47/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Umich-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor

9.7(Based on 17 User Reviews)Michigan, USA16%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Industrial Ecology - Environmental Justice
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
($106,550/Yr)₹100.98L/Yr
Living: 
($21,016/Yr)₹19.92L/Yr
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#25/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Princeton University, Princeton

8.3(Based on 1 User Reviews)New Jersey, USA5%Acceptance Rate		 PhD Economics
Course duration:
5 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125TOEFL108
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Tuition:  
($65,120/Yr)₹61.71L/Yr
Living: 
($21,170/Yr)₹20.06L/Yr
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#38/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Northwestern University, Evanston

9.0(Based on 5 User Reviews)Illinois, USA		 B.S Human Culture
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
SAT1460IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
($88,410/Yr)₹83.79L/Yr
Living: 
($2,064/Yr)₹1.96L/Yr
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#32/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Cornell University, Ithaca

5.7(Based on 11 User Reviews)New York, USA8%Acceptance Rate		 BS Viticulture and Enology
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130TOEFL5.5
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Tuition:  
($46,033/Yr)₹43.63L/Yr
Living: 
($18,640/Yr)₹17.67L/Yr
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#60/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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UT-Austin, Austin

9.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Texas, USA27%Acceptance Rate		 M.A Iberian and Latin American Languages and Cultures
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5
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Tuition:  
($23,900/Yr)₹22.65L/Yr
Living: 
($17,052/Yr)₹16.16L/Yr
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#59/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Duke University, Durham

9.7(Based on 13 User Reviews)North Carolina, USA		 BA Sociology
Course duration:
4 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo130IELTS7PTE70
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Tuition:  
($70,265/Yr)₹66.59L/Yr
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#65/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Pennsylvania State University, State College

4.7(Based on 19 User Reviews)Pennsylvania, USA54%Acceptance Rate		 MS International Agriculture and Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
TOEFL4.5
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Tuition:  
($46,154/Yr)₹43.74L/Yr
Living: 
($11,280/Yr)₹10.69L/Yr
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#118/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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University of Washington, Bothell

6.8(Based on 3 User Reviews)Washington, USA42%Acceptance Rate		 BA Law, Economics & Public Policy
Course duration:
4 years
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#102/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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Michigan State University, East Lansing

8.3(Based on 15 User Reviews)Michigan, USA85%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Child Development
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
IELTS6.5PTE59
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Tuition:  
($48,110/Yr)₹45.59L/Yr
Living: 
($18,750/Yr)₹17.77L/Yr
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#102/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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University of Southern California, Los Angeles

7.7(Based on 37 User Reviews)California, USA10%Acceptance Rate		 L.L.M Alternative Dispute Resolution
Course duration:
1 year
Exams Accepted:
GRE317TOEFL90PTE68
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Tuition:  
($31,660/Yr)₹30L/Yr
Living: 
($22,428/Yr)₹21.26L/Yr
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#166/550 QS Ranking 2026(Social Studies)
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison

8.0(Based on 21 User Reviews)Wisconsin, USA45%Acceptance Rate		 M.S Sociology
Course duration:
2 years
Exams Accepted:
Duolingo125IELTS7
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Tuition:  
($32,949/Yr)₹31.23L/Yr
Living: 
($16,414/Yr)₹15.56L/Yr
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