STEM students should pay higher tuition fees

The non-STEM students should face the consequences of their education choices and shouldn't rely on people who have made better choices with regards to employment. Why on earth should a Maths student pay more when the course is cheap to fund? He/she is already doing a harder degree in the first place.

I think this is a crazy idea. If fees for non-STEM courses were to be kept lower more people may opt for these courses purely down to the finance of it. Therefore, there would be more graduates with degrees that do not necessarily lead to career progression (unlike many STEM courses that lead to highly skilled careers) thus increasing the amount of people looking for jobs. The STEM industry would possibly hit a low in employment as people are dissuaded from the courses as it may be financially impossible for them to fund it. STEM careers are often vital for the world to function (engineers, biologists, plant scientists) whereas subjects such as history and sociology are not so required in society.

The non-STEM students should face the consequences of their education choices and shouldn't rely on people who have made better choices with regards to employment. Why on earth should a Maths student pay more when the course is cheap to fund? He/she is already doing a harder degree in the first place.

Exactly. If anything STEM degrees should be cheaper as they give back to society far greater then the majority of other degrees. This is both through taxes (which I sure they will be paying in much greater sums then their non-stem counterparts) or through research. People taking stem subjects are going to be an asset to the country and a valuable resource, I mean who do you think are the pillars of the modern world? Doctors, engineers, mathematicians or artists and actors. When it comes down to it we NEED those who do a stem degree but we don't need many of the other degrees that are on offer.


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Do you really think that STEM students would opt for non-STEM degrees if they were cheaper?! Well, I'm sorry but they're clearly not as passionate about STEM as they think if higher tuition fees force them to study Arts-based subjects instead. I don't think most STEM students are as weak-minded as that!

Another thing: the majority of STEM students come from wealthy and middle class backgrounds, so high tuition fee costs are not as big a deal for them. They could always get their parents to fund their degrees if they need it.

I believe that students studying STEM subjects at university should pay higher tuition fees than non-STEM students because, on average, STEM students go on to work in highly paid jobs so are more likely to pay back student loans. Students who want to study non-STEM subjects like Media Studies, Art, Music, History, etc. should still be allowed to study those subjects, because education is vital, and people are entitled to study whatever they want. But these subjects, on average, tend to lead to lower-paid employment and often even minimum-wage work. So students end up with ridiculous debt that they can't afford to pay back over their working lives.Tuition fees for STEM students should be £9,000 a year. For non-STEM students: about £3,000 a year. STEM students get better teaching facilities and debt that they can pay back in full when they start work. Non-STEM students are left with much less debt which they might also be able to pay back in full when they go into lower-paid work. Both sides win... 😃

Yeah, I guess they could, considering they'll most likely go into higher earning careers, and at least for science degrees as I bet labs and science equipment doesn't come cheap.

Fair enough but they shouldn't be punished because they made a good financial decision, part of the attraction to stem subjects are their good job prospects - you shouldn't then be charged more because you made a good life choice. And yes labs don't come cheap however those who do stem degrees will pay more taxes over there lifetime which makes up for that.


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I believe that students studying STEM subjects at university should pay higher tuition fees than non-STEM students because, on average, STEM students go on to work in highly paid jobs so are more likely to pay back student loans. Students who want to study non-STEM subjects like Media Studies, Art, Music, History, etc. should still be allowed to study those subjects, because education is vital, and people are entitled to study whatever they want. But these subjects, on average, tend to lead to lower-paid employment and often even minimum-wage work. So students end up with ridiculous debt that they can't afford to pay back over their working lives.Tuition fees for STEM students should be £9,000 a year. For non-STEM students: about £3,000 a year. STEM students get better teaching facilities and debt that they can pay back in full when they start work. Non-STEM students are left with much less debt which they might also be able to pay back in full when they go into lower-paid work. Both sides win... 😃

I believe the opposite. STEM should be cheaper!! STEM education should be subsidise or even free!!!

These subject/people contribute more to society than any other subjects. The fact that they earn more money is a reflection of short supply and greater demand. The more STEMs we have the better our society is going to be.

Excellent idea, They constantly talk about a shortage of maths skills in our country. I reckon as well as the degree been free our country should actually pay students to do a maths degree.

I believe that students studying STEM subjects at university should pay higher tuition fees than non-STEM students because, on average, STEM students go on to work in highly paid jobs so are more likely to pay back student loans. Students who want to study non-STEM subjects like Media Studies, Art, Music, History, etc. should still be allowed to study those subjects, because education is vital, and people are entitled to study whatever they want. But these subjects, on average, tend to lead to lower-paid employment and often even minimum-wage work. So students end up with ridiculous debt that they can't afford to pay back over their working lives.Tuition fees for STEM students should be £9,000 a year. For non-STEM students: about £3,000 a year. STEM students get better teaching facilities and debt that they can pay back in full when they start work. Non-STEM students are left with much less debt which they might also be able to pay back in full when they go into lower-paid work. Both sides win... 😃