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Degree apprenticeship vs university

Most calculators flatter one path because whoever built them sells that path. We use LEO subject medians and verified scheme salaries — then show illustrative trade-offs with the caveats upfront. Full depth unlocks with Ewan+ on your personalised pathway.

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Degree apprenticeship vs university — honest numbers for your pathway

Apprenticeships are having a moment in the UK — but most school advice still pretends it's university or nothing. Ask Ewan's comparator uses LEO graduate earnings for your actual course shortlist and verified employer scheme salaries for degree apprenticeships — then shows the trade-offs universities won't publish and apprenticeship providers gloss over.

· Side-by-side illustrative net-worth model to age 30 (with caveats upfront)
· Matched schemes for your sector, grades band, and region — not generic averages
· Optionality prose: what you give up either way (pivot risk, prestige, progression ceilings)
· Wired into your dashboard when you said apprenticeships aren't off the table

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LEO-backed

University route uses HMRC-linked graduate earnings for your subject — not prospectus marketing.

Employer-verified

Apprenticeship salaries from 90+ curated UK white-collar scheme cards — banks, magic circle, Big Four, tech, and engineering.

Pathway-aware

Pre-filled from your grades, region, and apprenticeship openness — not a generic calculator.

Illustrative model only — not tax, careers, or financial advice. Always verify live adverts on employer sites before you plan around a scheme.