Help debt payback times have significantly increased for arts students
Showing the estimated time taken to repay Help debt by field of study under the job-ready graduates (JRG) scheme and with pre-JRG fees
Median
Pre-JRG
JRG
75th percentile
25th percentile
5
10
15
20
25
years
Creative arts
Humanities
Law
Commerce
Architecture
Other health
Science
Agriculture
Education
IT
Nursing
Engineering
Medical
Median
Pre-JRG
JRG
75th percentile
25th percentile
5
10
15
20
25
years
Creative arts
Humanities
Law
Commerce
A quarter of arts students’ repayments now longer than 25 years
Architecture
Other health
Science
Agriculture
Education
IT
Nursing
Engineering
Medical
Median
Pre-JRG
JRG
75th percentile
25th percentile
5
10
15
20
25
years
Creative arts
Humanities
Law
A quarter of arts students’ repayments now longer than 25 years
Commerce
Architecture
Other health
Science
Agriculture
Education
IT
Nursing
Engineering
Medical