The ‘graduate premium’, namely the difference between the mean salary for those starting graduateemployment and the mean salary for those starting non-graduate employment, increased overall by 25 per cent between 2005 and 2010, from a differential of?5,485 in 2005 to ?6,840 in 2010. This demonstrates a rise in the standard of non-graduatejobs that are obtainable in particular subjects.

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. Conversely, nursing(181 per cent) and geology (155 per cent) showed two of the biggest increases in graduatepremium.

Dr Bernard Kingston, principal authorof The Complete University Guide, said: “These figures clearly demonstrate thedecline in the graduate premium in certain subjects, and must be a concern tostudents when choosing what to study at university when tuition fees exceed?8,ghd straighteners,000 a year in England and Wales,cheap ghd straighteners.

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Freddie Nathan is a student at York University. Follow him on Twitter .