30 universities in the USA that can accept 3rd class or HND certificate
30 universities in the USA that accepts 2:2, 3rd class and HND (WES Evaluate your HND result if possible) holders. These universities usually have funding available in the form of Graduate Assistantship. You can study for a degree, masters or Ph.D. in these universities.
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30 universities in the USA that can accept 3rd class or HND certificate
1. University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, MA umassd.edu
2. University of Missouri-St. Louis, MO umsl.edu
3. West Texas A&M University, TX wtamu.edu
4. Wichita State University, KS wichita.edu
5. University of South Dakota, SD usd.edu
6. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, HI manoa.hawaii.edu
7. Western Washington University, WA wwu.edu/majors
8. Western Illinois University wiu.edu/academics/
9. University of Central Missouri, MO ucmo.edu/future-student
10. Virginia University-Lynchburg, VA vul.edu
11. Full Sail University, FL fullsail.edu/degrees
12. University of Vermont, VT uvm.edu
13. Georgia State University, GA gsu.edu
14. Jacksonville State University, AL jsu.edu/admissions/ind
15. University of Central Florida, FL ucf.edu/admissions/
30 universities in the USA that can accept 3rd class or HND certificate
16. Albany State University Golden Rams, GA asurams.edu/academic-affai
17. University of Maine, ME go.umaine.edu
18. Georgia Institute of Technology gatech.edu/academics/all-
19. University of Minnesota Duluth, MN academics.d.umn.edu
20. Central Michigan University, MI cmich.edu/admissions-aid
21. Southern New Hampshire University, NH snhu.edu/admission
22. Texas A&M University, TX tamu.edu/admissions/ind
23. University of North Carolina Charlotte, NC charlotte.edu/academics
24. University of Memphis, TN memphis.edu/academics/coll
25. North Dakota State University: NDSU, ND ndsu.edu/admission
26. Auburn University at Montgomery, AL aum.edu/graduate-admis
27. University of Houston-Clear Lake uhcl.edu/academics/degr
28. Texas A&M University – Kingsville, TX tamuk.edu/enrollment-man
29. Fort Hays State University fhsu.edu/admissions/
30. University of South Carolina, SC sc.edu/study/majors_a
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