In 2021/22, there were approximately 390,585 postgraduate qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom, which was the highest number of postgraduate qualifications awarded in an academic year during this time period.
Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2021/22
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Overview
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Undergraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE part-time undergraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments undergraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
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Postgraduates
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- Premium Statistic HE full-time postgraduate student enrolments UK 2017/18, by subject area
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- Premium Statistic HE student enrolments postgraduate 20 and under UK 2018/19, by subject area
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Results
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- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a first class degree UK 2011-2019
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining an upper second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a lower second degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Full-time undergraduate students obtaining a third class degree UK 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Undergraduate students obtaining a first class honors UK 2011-2018
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Student loans and debt
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- Premium Statistic Number of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of student maintenance loans for universities in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of tuition fee loans for English universities 2006/07-2018/19
- Premium Statistic Student tuition fee loans: value in England 2006-2019
- Premium Statistic Value of average maintenance loan at English universities 2006/07-2018/19
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HESA. (January 19, 2023). Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2021/22 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/875100/uk-postgraduate-qualifications/
HESA. "Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2021/22." Chart. January 19, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875100/uk-postgraduate-qualifications/
HESA. (2023). Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2021/22. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/875100/uk-postgraduate-qualifications/
HESA. "Number of Postgraduate Qualifications Obtained in The United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2021/22." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875100/uk-postgraduate-qualifications/
HESA, Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2021/22 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/875100/uk-postgraduate-qualifications/ (last visited December 04, 2023)
Number of postgraduate qualifications obtained in the United Kingdom from 2000/01 to 2021/22 [Graph], HESA, January 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/875100/uk-postgraduate-qualifications/