Graduates: Pay
Commons · Question 111592 · Tabled 6 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many undergraduate courses eligible for student loans have median graduate earnings below the repayment threshold five years after graduation.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 16 Feb 2026
Under the current Plan 5 student loan system, the repayment threshold is £25,000. Nationally, graduates across all subject areas have median earnings above this, five years after graduation, with the exception of Performing Arts graduates whose median ear...