UNIVERSITY of Bradford graduates were earning less on average than those from other Yorkshire and Humber universities five years after graduation, new figures show.
Department for Education statistics have revealed first degree graduates from the University of Bradford had a median annual salary of £27,000 in 2021-22, five years after leaving their course.
University of Bradford graduates who did courses in medical sciences were earning the most - £33,400 on average.
At the opposite end of the spectrum were their peers graduating with a degree in media, journalism and communications, taking home around £19,700 a year.
The average University of Bradford salary was 12 per cent lower than the average salary for the 2015-16 cohort graduating from universities in Yorkshire and the Humber, which was estimated to be £30,700.
The figures also show female graduates from the University of Bradford were earning a median salary of £26,300 five years into their career, while males were paid £28,700. It meant males earned eight per cent more than females.
The Telegraph & Argus asked the University of Bradford for a comment on the figures but no response had been given by the time of publication.
Rishi Sunak wants to axe 'rip-off degrees'
The figures came in the week Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised to create 100,000 more apprenticeships a year by axing some "rip-off" university degrees if the Tories stay in power after the General Election.
Mr Sunak said a regulator would look at the progression and drop-out rates of university courses, as well their future earnings potential, to determine whether they are underperforming.
Mr Sunak said: "I'm not someone who believes that you have to go to university.
"What we do know is that there are university degrees that are letting young people down."
Despite being asked to name a specific example of an underperforming degree, the Prime Minister did not do so.
Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK, which represents vice-chancellors at 142 universities, said she was "fed up of people talking down universities".
Ms Stern said: "I just don't get the determination to put people off going to university.
"This is especially frustrating when it is driven by people who have degrees. Generally it is other people's kids they don't want to go.
"Finally, Rishi Sunak keeps saying he is fed up of people talking down Britain. I am fed up of people talking down universities – which are one of the things the UK can be genuinely proud of."
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