The table compares the postgraduate course fees paid by international students in three different countries – A, B, and C – in 2007. The courses listed include Arts, Commerce, Computing, Science, and an additional cost category for meals and accommodation.
Overall, it is evident that Country B charged the highest fees across all academic subjects, while Country A consistently offered the lowest tuition costs. Country C’s fees were generally in the middle range but were closer to those of Country B for some subjects.
In both the Arts and Commerce programmes, students in Country A paid the least, at $8,000, whereas fees in Country B and C were much higher, standing at $18,000 and $19,000 respectively. A similar pattern is seen in Computing, where Country A charged $11,000, significantly lower than Country B ($27,000) and Country C ($24,000).
Science was the most expensive subject overall. Fees reached $29,000 in Country B, compared to $25,000 in Country C and $11,000 in Country A. For meals and accommodation, Country A again had the lowest cost ($8,000), followed by Country C ($11,000), while Country B had the highest ($17,000).
In summary, international postgraduate students in 2007 would have spent the least in Country A, whereas Country B was the costliest option across all categories. Country C remained moderately priced in comparison.