According to Lord Browne’s report into tuition fees a degree is now worth ‘just’ £2,500 a year to ‘graduates’. This equates to £100,000 over a lifetime, after tax. This figure, however, doesn’t include student debt. So, is university worth it, from a purely financial point of view when student debt is included?
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Archive for December 8th, 2009
Why shouldn’t medics and engineers pay higher fees?
Grim times for graduates – but don’t lose faith
The above quote, by Britain’s favourite straggly-haired Irishman articulates perfectly the fear that many undergraduates have with regards to their job prospects. Ignore engineers and accountancy students, who seem swamped with offers. Ignore medics, who seem to bask in that ethereal glow of doing something that is a) difficult, b) helps mankind and c)...
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