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AU$50,000 arts degree puts fees on par with the UK and US

There was a time when would-be poets, historians and writers could expect to pay off an arts degree at an Australian university within the decade, if they were able to find stable employment. Fast forward to now and they may die with their debt, writes Caitlin Cassidy for The Guardian.

Arts degrees in Australia are poised to cost more than AU$50,000 (US$33,400) for the first time, with experts warning some students will never be able to pay off their debts.

The new figure places Australia on par with the United Kingdom and public colleges in the United States, five years on from the widely condemned Job-ready Graduates scheme. Data released by the Department of Education this month confirmed that the student contribution for a range of degrees including society and culture, communications, law and economics would jump to AU$16,992 annually from 2025.
Full report on The Guardian site