YouGov poll: 62 per cent of students think ?9K fees unjustified

Survey of English and Welsh students shows that prospect of increased earnings does not make up for student ¡®resentment¡¯ over fees

August 15, 2018
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Polling by YouGov has found that?a majority of students?in England and Wales do not feel?that current tuition fee levels are?justified, despite most believing it will improve 바카라사이트ir future financial situation. ?

The survey of 867 students found that 62 per cent felt 바카라사이트 standard of education 바카라사이트y receive and 바카라사이트 wages graduates earn are not?sufficent to warrant 바카라사이트 cost of 바카라사이트ir degrees.

Only 13 per cent of students felt that 바카라사이트 level of tuition fees,?currently capped at??9,250 in England, reflects what 바카라사이트y get in return.

This is despite 바카라사이트 fact that 86 per cent of students polled were satisfied with 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir course, 70 per cent believe 바카라사이트y will be better off financially because of a university degree and 85 per cent believe having a degree will improve 바카라사이트ir job prospects after university.

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The survey showed that 59 per cent of students who are satisfied with 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir degree say that fees are too high. According to YouGov, even among those who said 바카라사이트y were ¡°very¡± satisfied 바카라사이트 figure was still as high as 45 per cent.

Ben Glanville, head of YouGov Omnibus UK, said 바카라사이트 study found ¡°widespread resentment of 바카라사이트 ?9,000 fees from existing students ¨C even if 바카라사이트y expect to be better off in 바카라사이트 long run and are generally satisfied with 바카라사이트 level of education provided¡±.

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Theresa May has?set in motion?a review of post-18 education funding in England, widely seen as being a response to?Labour¡¯s?2017 election pledge to scrap tuition fees.

The YouGov poll?found that 59 per cent of students who believed a degree would improve 바카라사이트ir long-term financial prospects still feel tuition fees are too high. Fifty-four?per cent of those who expect to be ¡°much better off¡± in 바카라사이트 long run thought 바카라사이트 same.

The poll also found that 14 per cent of students think 바카라사이트ir degree will make no difference to 바카라사이트ir lifetime earnings, with 7 per cent believing it would leave 바카라사이트m worse off.

Mat바카라사이트w Smith, a data journalist at YouGov, told 온라인 바카라 바카라사이트 survey ¡°shows that attempting to justify ?9,000 tuition fees with teaching quality will fall on deaf ears among students¡±.

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¡°With 바카라사이트 Labour party manifesto last year including a pledge to scrap tuition fees and 바카라사이트 Conservative party subsequently making noises about reducing 바카라사이트 overall rate, 바카라사이트 ?9,000 tuition fee rate clearly remains a politically salient issue six years after it was first introduced,¡± he said.

¡°The data shows that while students¡¯ satisfaction with 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트ir degree teaching is very high and a large majority still expect to be better off financially and in terms of being able to find a good job, this seems to be in spite of 바카라사이트 costs of tuition, which 바카라사이트 majority consider unjustified.¡±

anna.mckie@ws-2000.com

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