"overseas degree" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is usually used to refer to a degree acquired at a foreign university, usually one outside of the person's home country. For example: "After graduating from college, John decided to pursue an overseas degree in Australia."
A third of employers said they would consider an overseas degree on a par with one from the UK.
The lower costs than a full overseas degree and a "ready-made peer group," are some of the attractions.
It is now quite certain simply having an overseas degree is no longer a passport to a high salary or even to a job.
Study abroad students can explore options to continue their international studies by seeking out fellowships that fund overseas degree programs, research projects, English-teaching programs, and other forms of international engagement.
But local partners of foreign institutions — usually from Britain, the United States and Canada — say Indian students and their families are starting to appreciate the benefits of this option, which includes lower costs than a full overseas degree and a readymade peer group.
In such a competitive market, it seems, Britain's unique selling point is precisely that it is not very friendly.The sort of middle class Vietnamese able to contemplate an overseas degree has a pretty strong sense of the big players in English-language higher education.
As more universities open foreign branches, there have been concerns about whether overseas degrees are of the same quality as those from the main campus.
U-Shin, an auto parts maker, attracted attention in February when it placed a prominent ad in Japan's largest business daily offering twice the normal starting pay to candidates with overseas degrees.
The growth in Japan has been fed by two major factors: A weak economy has pushed more professionals to seek degrees and certificates to improve their job prospects, and big Japanese companies have largely stopped sponsoring expensive overseas degrees the way they once did for their employees.
A small but growing number of high school students are hoping to gain overseas university degrees.
Today, there are more qualified applicants on the market, particularly Chinese students returning with overseas university degrees, multiple languages and an international outlook.
