What is the real cost:value of a university degree? What does it really cost? How much debt can you expect when you leave and how long will it take to pay back? Is University the best option? Is university the only option? Is university a worthy investment, or a waste of time?

1. What’s the real Cost vs
Value of a university degree?

2. 2004
£27,821
2007
£24,293
2014
£21,702
Adjusted for inflation, the average
graduate earns 25% less in 2014 than
they would have in 2004

3. 2007
£7,800
2011
£23,000
2014
£53,000
Expected debt levels for a graduate in
2014 are almost 7 x what they would
have been in 2007

4. £53,000
Leaving Uni
£39,000
Age 40
£32,000
Age 50
And you’ll still have over £30k to pay back
in your 50’s

5. There is another way…

6. Average Uni Grad
Cumulative Income
£ 0
After 3 Years, a Makers Academy
Graduate has paid the costs
of their tuition, and made £82k on top,
while a University Graduate still
has £25k debt
After 5 Years, Makers grads will have made over
£142k profit. A grad has technically made
back the cost of his degree plus a little
over £18,000
£ 300k
After 10 years, with no change in salary
a Makers Academy graduate will have made
almost £300k, while the Uni grad has made
just over half that, at £152,000

7. Don’t waste +£50k and 3 years of
your life

8. Learn to Code in 12 Weeks

10. Sources
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuition_fees_in_the_United_Kingdom
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26992728
- http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/apr/10/university-students-loans-fees-graduate-debt
- http://ww2.prospects.ac.uk/cms/ShowPage/Home_page/Members___Log_in/Labour_market_information/Graduate_Market_Trends/
Graduate_salaries_and_vacancies__A_review_of_the_latest_research__Spring_05_/p!ecdbLLi
- http://www.nus.org.uk/en/advice/money-and-funding/average-costs-of-living-and-study/
- http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/corporate/migratedD/publications/D/DIUS_RR_09_05
- http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/studentfinance/article-2188668/Student-debts-escalate-average-cost-years-university-soars-53-000.html
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26954901
- http://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/careers/graduate-salaries-and-the-graduate-premium/