Revealed: How the cost of a degree is now £100,000

By Paul Gallagher. Today's students – especially those get who get middle-income jobs – will face an enormous debt.
The true cost of a university degree will rocket to up to £100,000 for today's students, The Independent on Sunday can reveal.
Thousands of people currently studying at university will end up paying that amount over their career because of interest charges and other fees – several times the £27,000 or £36,000 in fees that most three- and four-year courses charge.
The landmark figure, revealed in the Government's own documents, is far higher than the £70,000 in repayments that it was previously thought students would end up paying over their lifetimes. The Government figures confirm that graduates who find well-paid jobs – in finance and law, for example – will be able to save tens of thousands of pounds by paying off their loans more quickly than the vast majority of their counterparts on middle incomes. Read more...