Students have given their courses the thumbs up for a second year in a row as perceptions of good value for money rise, although almost a third of university students still do not think their studies are worth the money.
Results published on 13 June in the 2019 Student Academic Experience Survey, by the Higher Education Policy Institute (Hepi) think tank and AdvanceHE, show that 41 per cent of students feel that their course is either good or very good value for money. That is up from 38 per cent in 2018 and reversing a consistent decline in the perception of good value for money among students since tuition fees were trebled to £9,000 in 2012.
However, 29 per cent say their course is poor or very poor value for money, down from a high of 34 per cent in 2017 but significantly more than the low mark of 18 per cent in 2012.
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