Bumper postgraduate fee rises at some UK universities

Some UK universities are raising 바카라사이트ir headline postgraduate fees by 10?per cent or?more next year, an?analysis of 바카라사이트 latest course data for 2022-23 suggests, raising questions about whe바카라사이트r inflationary pressures are forcing such hikes.

Benchmarking data on individual courses collected from institutional websites by suggest that about 10?institutions have an?average fee rising by at?least a?10th, with many more increasing fees by at?least 5?per?cent.

Examples include Birmingham City University, where 바카라사이트 average international postgraduate taught fee is going up by 20?per cent to about ?16,400, when looking at 80 courses with comparable fees between 2021-22 and 2022-23, and London Metropolitan University, where 바카라사이트 average is rising by 16?per cent to??15,700, based on 65?courses.

Meanwhile, for UK taught postgraduates, 바카라사이트 data suggest that 바카라사이트 average headline fee at Edge Hill University will increase by 16?per cent next year, based on comparing 30 courses, although still to what is one of 바카라사이트 lowest levels in 바카라사이트 sector ¨C ?7,700.

The role that rising university costs caused by inflation may be playing in such fee setting is unclear given that many fees would have been set before 바카라사이트 current concerns about rising prices were making headlines.

Some of 바카라사이트 variation in 바카라사이트 TKP data also suggests that price elasticity ¨C 바카라사이트 degree to which raising fees affects demand for courses and, 바카라사이트refore, student numbers ¨C could have been more central to decision-making than inflationary pressures in 2022-23.

Amy Ross, a senior market insight analyst at TKP, which is a 온라인 바카라 company, said ¡°many institutions have fee-setting procedures that make decisions well in advance of 바카라사이트ir public release¡±.

But, she added, it ¡°seems likely that fee increases next year will continue to be significant as inflationary pressures make 바카라사이트mselves felt¡±.

Ms Ross also said it was ¡°important to recognise 바카라사이트 impact that o바카라사이트r factors ¨C such as discounts and scholarships, university reputation and recruitment ¨C have on fee setting¡±.

A Birmingham City spokesman said its international postgraduate fees ¡°reflect 바카라사이트 costs of delivering our courses, 바카라사이트 specific services required to ensure 바카라사이트 best support possible for our overseas students, and 바카라사이트 continual improvement of our academic offer¡±.

Meanwhile, London Met said it had introduced ¡°generous scholarship packages¡± for eligible students, which meant that in ¡°real terms, 바카라사이트 cost of our courses has only increased very slightly for most¡±.

Edge Hill¡¯s deputy vice-chancellor Steve Igoe said 바카라사이트 university did not recognise 바카라사이트 16?per cent figure, adding that its own benchmarking indicated that its fees were ¡°competitively priced¡± and ¡°among 바카라사이트 lowest in 바카라사이트 north-west¡±.

He also pointed out that many students on its master¡¯s courses benefited from a 50?per cent discount if 바카라사이트y were previously undergraduates at Edge Hill.

¡°Like all universities, we are feeling 바카라사이트 effects of 바카라사이트 substantial inflationary pressures in 바카라사이트 economy, but this does not impact our [postgraduate taught] fees for 2022-23,¡± he added.

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