Private Universities in Malaysia

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Estimated Tuition Fees for a Bachelor's Degree in Malaysia

Private Colleges 3+0 Foreign Degree Programme Foreign University Branch Campuses Degree Programme Malaysian Private Universities Degree Programme
(RM) (RM) (RM)
Business RM40,000 -50,000
(3 years) RM50,000 - 90,000
(3 years) RM30,000 - 40,000
(3 years)
Engineering RM45,000 - 50,000
3 years for UK degree
RM85,000 - 100,000)
(4 years for Aust. degree)(3 years for UK degree)
RM50,000-55,000
(4 years for Malaysian Degree)

IT RM35,000 - 40,000
(3 years)
RM55.800 - 85,000
(3 years)
RM35,000 - 45,000
(3 years)

Medicine . RM330.000
(5years)
RM250,000 - 350,000
(5years)

Hospitality & Tourism RM45.000 - 48,500
(3 years)
RM31,000 - 55,000
(3 years)

Music
RM54,000
(3 years)
RM53.000 - 59,000
(3 years)


Private Universities award their own degree to students. These private universities degrees are degree programmes developed by Malaysia's private universities which comply with international quality assurance best practices and education excellence.
Their programmes are under strict scrutiny of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) to ensure compliance to the Board's standard.

Many private universities also have the recognition of foreign bodies by collaborate with reputable foreign universities. Some private universities also collaborate with local research agencies, industries and top ranking universities in the world to conduct research, and staff exchange and development programmes.

In less than 10 years Malaysian private universities have developed fast and gained international recognition with increasing of international students.

There are also universities that have been granted the status of university-college by the Government. Such higher education institutions were previously private colleges which have shown good track record in conducting '3+0' degree programmes.

A university-college is a specialist university focusing on certain disciplines of study with lower student enrolment capacity. Many of these universities continue to collaborate with its '3+0' degree university-partners to internationalize their degree programmes.

Some of these university-colleges ore well recognized by their foreign university-partners. A student can study one degree programme and graduate with two degree qualifications (one degree certificate from the university and the other from the overseas university-partner) at the cost of one degree, without leaving Malaysia.

The areas of study include Business, Life Science, Applied Science, Engineering, Hospitality, Creative Art, Social Science, IT, Medicine, Dentistry & Pharmacy.

The main benefit of pursuing a locally degree is the cheap course fee with the added advantage of a globally recognized qualification. Such degree programmes hove made these universities a much sought-after place by both local as well as international students.

There are total 18 Private Universities in Malaysia

Established
Management and Science University
Selangor

Multimedia University 1- Cyberjaya campus
2- Melaka branch campus 1999

Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNiTEN)
1- Kajang campus
2- Bandar Muadzam Shah branch campus 1999
Universiti Tun Abdul Razak Selangor 1999

Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
(formerly The Institute of Technology Petronas or ITP) Selangor 1999
International Medical University (IMU) Kuala Lumpur 1999

Universiti Industri Selangor (UNISEL) Selangor 2000

Open University Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2000

Malaysia University of Science and Technology
Selangor 2000

AIMST University (formerly known as

Asian Institute of Medicine, Science & Technology) Kedah 2001

Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 4 campuses:
1- Kuala Lumpur campus
2- Petaling Jaya campus,
3- Bandar Sungai Long campus
4- Perak campus 2001

Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) 3 faculties in Kuala Lumpur campus and 7 other campuses around Malaysia 2001

Wawasan Open University (WOU) Penang 2006

Albukhary International University Kedah 2006

LIMKOKWING University of Creative Technology (LUCT) Putrajaya Upgraded in 2007

Asia e University (AeU) Kuala Lumpur 2007

AI-Madinah International University (MEDIU) Selangor 2007

International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) Kuala Lumpur 2007

Malaysia Science and Management University
(formerly was KUTPM) Selangor upgraded in 2007