US vs UK for Masters in Human Factors and Ergonomics (not tech heavy)
Hi! I am a physiotherapist from India and want to get into human factors and ergonomics.
While doing my research for the universities that offer this course I came across a few unis in UK and US. Each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Some of the unis that I was constantly seeing were UK - Loughborough, Nottingham, Cranfield and USA - SJSU, ERAU, Tufts, CSULB, ASU, UW Madison, etc.
My requirements- since I am an international student, I want to make sure that I end up with a job in the particular country because I’ll be taking a significant amount of loan to pay the tuition fees and the total cost of attendance.
How did you make a decision regarding which university you wanted to attend? And why?
What would you choose UK or US?
I want to work globally and not be restricted to one country. I am interested in a few industries as of now- Aviation, medtech/ health care, transportation.
Now I also want to know about the job market in both UK and US. Everyone around me (although no one is from the said field) are struggling to find jobs that sponsor their visas. Is it the same for HFE graduates? Are companies not willing to hire international candidates because they have to sponsor their work visas? How good or bad is the job market for HFE graduates? And which of the industries offer stability in this job market?
I also ended up talking to a few people from this subreddit and they were very helpful so grateful for that.
TIA!