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About SQU

Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) — public non-profit university. It is located in Muscat, Oman. It is a modern higher education institution, established in 1986.

The university is ranked number 362 in QS World University Rankings 2025. This is one of the best universities in the world. Judged by 13 aspects of Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE), it conquered 601 place among top institutions.

SQU does research in different fields of study and invites students to master programs.

Location
Muscat, Oman
Establishment year
1986
Students
6,755
International students
270
Female students
50%
Acceptance rate
20%

Place in ratings

By subject
SubjectPlace in QS 2024
Accounting & Finance301-350
Engineering & Technology341
Life Sciences & Medicine451-500
Social Sciences & Management451-500
Natural Sciences501-550
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SQU tuition fees

At SQU, the academic calendar is divided into two semesters. However, tuition fees are calculated per year. Tuition fees at SQU for local citizens starts from 6,491 USD per year. For international students, the cost of study differs — from 9,088 USD. The educational institution helps with tuition fees through financial support programs. They are available to local and international students. The exact cost of programs and information on the availability of scholarships can be found on the website of the university.

Accommodation, transportation, study materials, meals and personal expenses are all things to consider before applying to university.

Academic calendar
Semesters
Financial Aid
Yes
Master
Local6,491USD/year
Foreign9,088USD/year

Study programs at SQU

Applied Sciences & Professions
Food Science and Nutrition
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Applied Sciences & Professions
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Education & Training
Curriculum and Methods of Teaching English Language
Study degree
MEd
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Education & Training
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Instructional and Learning Technologies
Study degree
MEd
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Education & Training
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Medicine
Epidemiology and Medical Statistics
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Food Science and Nutrition
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Applied Sciences & Professions
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Human and Clinical Anatomy
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Exam scores
IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Nursing
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Medicine
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Physiology
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Civil Engineering (Water Resources)
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL PBT — 550, TOEFL iBT — 79
Environmental Science
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Natural Resource Economics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Petroleum Geoscience
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Computer Science & IT
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Soil and Water Management
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Computer Science & IT
Computer Science
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Data Science and Machine Learning
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Computer Science & IT
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Petroleum Geoscience
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Computer Science & IT
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Humanities
Archaeology
Study degree
MA
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Humanities
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 5.5, TOEFL iBT — 69
Arts & Humanities
Architectural Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Arts & Humanities
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Social Sciences & Management
Archaeology
Study degree
MA
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Humanities
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 5.5, TOEFL iBT — 69
Natural Resource Economics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Animal Sciences
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Agriculture & Forestry
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Applied Mathematics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 80
Biology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 80
Chemistry
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
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Agriculture & Forestry
Agricultural Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Engineering & Technology
Agriculture & Forestry
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Animal Sciences
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Agriculture & Forestry
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Marine Science and Fisheries
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Agriculture & Forestry
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Engineering & Technology
Agricultural Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Engineering & Technology
Agriculture & Forestry
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Architectural Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Arts & Humanities
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 80
Chemical and Process Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Civil Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
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Economics & Business Management
Agricultural Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Engineering & Technology
Agriculture & Forestry
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Applied Mathematics
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Computer Science
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Construction Engineering and Management
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Engineering & Technology
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
Master of Business Administration
Study degree
MBA
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 79
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Other
Biomedical Sciences - Medical Microbiology
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 80
Clinical Biochemistry
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 80
Crop Protection
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL PBT — 550, TOEFL iBT — 79
Geomatics Engineering
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time
Duration
24 months
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 80
Information Systems
Study degree
MSc
Study form
Full-time, part-time
Duration
24 months (full-time), 36 months (part-time)
Exams
GPA, IELTS, TOEFL
Exam scores
GPA — 3.0, IELTS — 6.0, TOEFL iBT — 80
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Other programs
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Master's degree at SQU

The academic performance of a student in an undergraduate program plays an important role in the selection of candidates. To confirm your level of English, you must pass IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum IELTS score for admission is 5.5. TOEFL — 69 or higher.

IELTS
5.5
TOEFL iBT
69
TOEFL PBT
550

SQU campus

The campus of SQU is urban. This means that students study closely to the sights and the entire recreational infrastructure of the city. This type of campus gives students more options for internships and part-time jobs. The university has a library where students can do their homework, write scientific papers or just read interesting books. Foreigners who come to SQU through exchange programs study and live with local students. Thus, the university promotes intercultural exchange and the establishment of interethnic relations.

Campus Type
Urban
Library
Yes
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What to do after graduation

There are several options to stay in the country after graduation. One of them is to get an offer from an employer and apply for a work visa. Read more about this on the embassy website. Graduates of SQU are in demand in the labor market, as the reputation of the educational institution among employers is quite high according to the results of the QS world ranking. You can find other options for immigration in our article.

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