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Find out which university degrees could earn you most across your lifetime
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- Published7 minutes ago Young people are being urged to choose their university degree subjects carefully, after new research reveals how it can impact your career earnings.
- On average, graduates picking medicine can earn up to £400,000 more over their lifetime compared to non-graduates, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests.
- The Department for Education (DfE) says it will cap numbers on courses with poorest returns, and will consult on the introduction of minimum English language requirements.
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Published7 minutes ago Young people are being urged to choose their university degree subjects carefully, after new research reveals how it can impact your career earnings.
On average, graduates picking medicine can earn up to £400,000 more over their lifetime compared to non-graduates, research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) suggests.
Economics could also earn graduates significantly more but other subjects, including creative arts, philosophy and languages, offer little to negative financial return when compared to the earnings of someone similar without a degree, the research suggests.
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