Graduates struggle with rising debts - graduate jobs

The growing need for graduates to find the right employers quickly has been highlighted by research showing that the debt levels are increasing each year.

The Push Student Debt Survey found that undergraduates now owe £5,271 a year on average for the time they study and A-Level students going to university this autumn will leave with debts of up to £23,500.

The poll, which covered 2,000 students across all years at university showed that English students are considerably worse off than other British students.

Students in Northern Ireland mass up to £4,324 in debts every year, the Welsh see £4,021 debts every 12 months whilst Scotland is by far the cheapest place to study with annual debts of £2,194.

Johnny Rich, editor of Push.co.uk said: "With the economy in recession, students are even more concerned about debt than they have been in recent years.

"Finding part-time work has got harder and many students are facing real financial hardship and are worrying about what lies ahead. Even so, the advantages of having a degree still vastly outweigh the costs and the Push survey shows that."