Exclusive: Psychology and law top pupils’ degree choices

University of Leeds most desirable place to study, according to new data
14th January 2019, 5:33pm

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Exclusive: Psychology and law top pupils’ degree choices

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Psychology and law continue to be the most popular courses to study at university, according to new data.

An analysis of student search behaviour suggests that the top ten most popular courses in order are: 

  1. Psychology
  2. Law
  3. Medicine
  4. Business
  5. Economics
  6. History
  7. Engineering
  8. Mathematics
  9. Criminology
  10. Biology

Psychology and law were also the most popular courses in 2018 and 2017, according to the data from Unifrog - an online tool to help students choose courses.

In those years business was the third most popular course, but this year is has been knocked off that spot by medicine.

Tomorrow is the Ucas deadline for the majority of undergraduate courses starting in September 2019. 

Unifrog’s data suggests that the most desirable place to study according to sixth-formers is Leeds University, followed by Bristol, Nottingham, Exeter and Manchester.

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