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The Economic Benefits of Higher Education Qualifications


28 February 2005
This report carried out by PricewaterhouseCoopers on behalf of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Institute of Physics, sets out the returns to both an individual studying for a degree and to the Exchequer. The findings show that a degree is profitable to both the individual and to the state, and, that returns for chemistry and physics graduates are above average for both.

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The Economic Benefits of Higher Education Qualifications
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Summary of the PricewaterhouseCoopers report
This digest of the report was sent free to all UK schools and colleges in 2005
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