There are a total of 59 universities in Venezuela. Of this total, 30 are public universities and 29 are private universities. Some of these higher education institutions are very old:
- Universidad Central de Venezuela (1721)
- Universidad de los Andes (1810)
- Universidad del Zulia (1891)
- Universidad de Carabobo (1892)
Among the main universities in Venezuela, 4 stand out:
1- Universidad Central de Venezuela: This educational institution is ranked 1,636th in the world ranking.
2- Universidad de Carabobo: It is ranked 2,996th in the world.
3- Universidad de los Andes Mérida: He is ranked 3,215th in the world.
4- Universidad Simón Bolívar Venezuela: It is ranked 3,531st.
The highest-paid careers in Venezuela:
- Medicine.
- Marketing or Digital Marketing.
- Finance and Accounting.
- Systems and Programming.
- Electronics.
- Industrial Engineering.
- Law.
- Information Technology Engineering.
- Economics.
- Agronomy.
Universities in the country divide their periods into semesters, four-month periods or trimesters. In addition, costs can be determined by credit units or by subjects enrolled by the student, so each charging system is different.
-Universidad Santa María:
The cost of pre-registration is set at 50 dollars for any of the available courses. Afterwards, the registration fee must be paid plus a first installment, which totals $300.
The monthly payments have an approximate price of $120, so the total cost of the semester would be between $780 and $930 for regular and new students, respectively.
In 2022, the semester was around $420, with an enrollment fee of $80 and monthly fees of $168
The USM offers the courses of Administration, Social Communication, Public Accounting, Economics, Law, Latin American Studies, Pharmacy, Architecture, and Systems, Civil, Industrial and Telecommunications engineering.
-Universidad Católica Andrés Bello:
The cost of the semester at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) is based on the monthly price set for each credit unit, that is, 16 dollars. In this sense, the total of the credit units must be added and multiplied by 5, which are the months corresponding to the academic semester.
The semesters in an undergraduate degree can have between 24 and 35 credit units, so the total price of the semester ranges from 1,920 to 2,800 dollars.
According to the taxonomy of the courses, a surcharge could apply to the cost, although the university also offers discounts and scholarships for some students. For the next academic period, UCAB Guayana students will have a 20% discount on the total cost of the semester and Letters and Education students will have a 30% discount on the semester, this does not alter the payment of the registration.
In 2022, the price of a credit unit was 14 dollars, so the semesters cost between 1,680 and 2,450.
UCAB has a campus in Montalbán in the city of Caracas and an extension in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar state. Currently, this university offers 17 undergraduate programs in different fields of knowledge and is considered one of the best in the country.
-Universidad Metropolitana
The Metropolitan University divides its academic training into quarters and prices are determined based on the number of subjects enrolled.
For the next academic period, students will have a minimum limit of two and a maximum of six subjects to enroll in. Each subject has a fixed cost of $400, although discounts apply.
The university's official website indicates that if the student enrolls in two subjects, they will be assigned a discount of $100, so the quarter would be $700. Likewise, if the student enrolls in three subjects, they receive a discount of $225, which leaves the quarter at $975.
Universidad Arturo Michelena:
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I want to point out that these prices do not remain stable over time; the price can fluctuate from one semester to the next, just as quickly.
With the salaries in Venezuela, a UCAB (Universidad Católica Andrés Bello) professional must work 10 years or more to recover the tuition fee.
Imagine spending $30K (approximately) for something as overrated as a college education only to emigrate, and perhaps never practice.