An undergraduate degree can be a life-long financial commitment. With tuition fees set at £9,250 per year, costs are compounded by living expenses – particularly for those from less well-off backgrounds. The average graduate debt is £50,000, and the average full-time employment rate for graduates is 59 per cent, according to HESA data from 2017-18.

While the benefits of going to university are wide-ranging, it pays to know which degree subjects will secure you graduate-level work – especially in the current economic climate, as we slide into a Covid-triggered recession.

With that in mind, the following are the top 10 degree subjects for securing a graduate job, according to the Complete University Guide (CUG). The rankings use the latest data from HESA, for the period 2017-2018.

12. Building

This subject can set students on a range of lucrative career paths. A building degree comes with an employability rate of 78 per cent. Potential careers including construction management, quantity surveying and estates manager, among others.