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