programmes included the Level 6 ‘police constable degree apprenticeship’, the Level 7 ‘chartered surveyor degree apprenticeship’, the Level 6 ‘chartered manager degree apprenticeship’, and the Level 7 ‘accounting & tax professional degree apprenticeship’. But who should do a conventional university degree, and who might be better-suited to doing a degree apprenticeship? Both experiences lead to a degree-level qualification and both lead to the graduate job market – but by very different routes. At university, students can expect to do 25-35 weeks of full-time study each year. In England, universities charge tuition fees of up to £9,535 per year, which can be paid using a student loan. The loan is repaid in monthly instalments, once a graduate is earning at least £25,000 per year –just below the new National Living Wage for 2025. Whilst at university, students are responsible for paying their own living costs, such as rent, food and travel, but annual maintenance loans of up to £10,544 (for those studying outside London) or £13,762 (for students at university in London) are available for students in England. The amount that Number of Degree Appenticeships 2016-2024
50,110
50,000
46,790
43,230
39,200
40,000
30,460
30,000
22,480
20,000
10,870
10,000
1,700
2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Source Department for Education
10 Degree Apprenticeships
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