Hello,

I've got a friend who's a Bachelors degree holder seeking a Masters
degree in e-commerce & related topics or if not possible to get a MS
in Computer Science.

He's a non-US citizen seeking a seat in a US university, via an I20
visa, and has a full scholarship with 9 months of English course
allowance on top to get him in shape language wise.

He's done a TOEFL test and got 197/300 and a GMAT and got 350/800 (to
be improved).

His GPA was 2.75/5 = 2.2/4.

What universities are recommended in the US which have very good
e-commerce curriculums?

Don’t let the word e-commerce sway you away from goodies.  I believe
e-commerce is a subset of e-business and one should put more weight on
the business, law and economics than technical, side of things in that
industry.

The target is listing good universities with very good courses and an
appreciation for out of state/country students. :-)

As to improving and self-testing or e-learning ideas on the GMAT issue
with advice and references for free and commercial means of
improvement would be appreciated.

Thank you.

/Lizardnation

Hello Lizardnation:

A number of U.S. universities have e-commerce Master's degree
programs. All of the following are well-known, medium-to-large
universities. Most of them have significant foreign student
enrollment. Visit the individual pages for admissions information and
further details.

Carnegie-Mellon - Institute for eCommerce 
http://ecom.gsia.cmu.edu/default.asp

Clemson University - Master's of E-Commerce Program
http://business.clemson.edu/ecommerce/

DePaul University -  M.S. in E-Commerce Technology
http://www.cs.depaul.edu/programs/2002/gradECT2002.asp

Emory University - Goizueta Business School - MBA w/ e-Business core &
electives.
http://www.emory.edu/BUS/e-business/

Illinois Institute of Technology - M.S. in E-Commerce Degree Program
http://www.stuart.iit.edu/ecom/

Loyola University Chicago - MBA with e-Commerce specialization
http://www.gsb.luc.edu/progs/mba/ecommerce/curriculum.htm

North Carolina State University  - MBA (or M.S. in Computer
Networking) with E-Commerce Concentration
http://ecommerce.ncsu.edu/program.html

Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management - MBA
Technology & E-Commerce Program
http://www.kellogg.nwu.edu/academic/tech/index.htm

University of Pennsylvania - Wharton School - MBA with E-Commerce
Major
http://www.wharton.upenn.edu/mba/curriculum/ecom.html

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - M.S. in Management - eBusiness
http://www.sba.uwm.edu/eBusiness/index.html

Vanderbilt University - MBA with e-Commerce concentration
http://mba.vanderbilt.edu/acad_programs/ecommerce.cfm

Several other programs are listed at DMOZ Open Directory Project:
http://dmoz.org/Business/E-Commerce/Education/Degree_Programs/

For improving those GMAT scores, there are a variety of methods.

You can try a free mini-test at the official GMAT site:
http://www.gmac.com/gmat/sample_gmat_questions.shtml

You can buy or check your local library for some of the many books on
GMAT preparation. Here's a list of GMAT-prep books from Barnes &
Noble:
http://shop.barnesandnoble.com/bookshelf/shelf_results.asp?userid=5B5ND2CIEK&mscssid=&salesurl=&feature_code=21&subject_search=Y&subject=2493&sort=S

Other potentially useful sites:

GMATTutor.com:
http://www.gmattutor.com/

Kaplan Test Prep:
http://www.kaptest.com/repository/templates/ArticleInitDroplet.jhtml?_relPath=%2Frepository%2Fcontent%2FBusiness%2FGMAT%2FGMAT%2FBU_gmat_overview.html&ProductId=

Arco Teach Yourself the GMAT:
http://www.west.net/~stewart/gmat/

AboutMBA.com:
http://www.aboutmba.com/gmat.htm

I hope this helps. Let me know if you need additional information.

Thanks Juggler, covered the issue rather well. :-)

/Lizardnation