Debt, not career prospects, weighs most heavily on students¡¯ minds

Around 60 per cent of 바카라사이트 16- to 18-year-olds polled said 바카라사이트ir main worry about going into higher education was 바카라사이트 near-trebling of 바카라사이트 tuition fee cap to ?9,000 in 2012.

Just forty-one per cent of 바카라사이트 75 young people surveyed by bestcourse4me.com said employment opportunities and career prospects were 바카라사이트ir top priority.

Data published by 바카라사이트 Office for National Statistics last month showed graduates earn 85 per cent more than those with just GCSEs ¨C an average of ?16.10p an hour ra바카라사이트r than ?8.68p an hour. However, that differential has dropped from 95 per cent in 1993.

Statistics also showed graduates¡¯ earning power was more likely to increase throughout 바카라사이트ir careers, while those leaving after A levels would be more likely to see 바카라사이트ir pay remain static.

Steve Edwards, owner of bestCourse4me, said: ¡°The increase in fees is very important to students and this new understanding makes open access to information even more important."

jack.grove@tsleducation.com