Higher education in the country has seen increasing demand over the last 10 years, since the introduction of parallel (Modulle II) programs. The students on these programs did not make the government sponsorship mark but can afford to pay for their education. Since the introduction of these programs, public universities started open satellite schools to create space for the increasing number of students and also bring services closer to their clients.

This operating environment made both public and private universities to enter into a race to lure students to take up their courses. In this line, the arena has witnessed development in courses offered by the universities shift from what was traditional to more market focused and innovative courses. The universities and colleges partner with industry players and human resource stakeholders to formulate courses that not only give graduands a certificate at the end, but also make them fit for the ever dynamic working environment.

Whereas government sponsored students are limited on course choice by cluster points they scored in specific subjects, private university and public self sponsored ones are not. They choose based on financial power, course duration and aggregate. Choosing a course is mostly a headache for many because of cost, marketability of the course and sometimes duration. This has seen many private university and public self sponsored students tend to favor certain courses on the market.

Some of the courses mostly taken include Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Computer Science and other Information Technology courses, Bachelor of Law (LLB), Journalism and Mass Communication. At post graduate level, most people studying for masters degree are taking a Masters In Business Administration (MBA).

The table below lists some of these courses with comparison of fees in different universities.

[caption id="attachment_19645" align="aligncenter" width="541"] Table of popular undergraduate degree courses in various universities (Image: Pesatalk)[/caption]

DISCLAIMER: The fee illustrated in the table above is exclusive and inclusive of statutory fees in different instances.