Postgraduate Taught UK Update as of December 2025

Our unique Pulse trackers and Share of Search data provide insights on thousands of prospective students interested in UK Masters opportunities. As of December 2025, we’re seeing that:

• Non-EU search interest in UK Masters study falls slightly compare to previous months, but still far exceeds last year’s level. EU interest also sees a slight dip but remains above the 2024 trend.
  
  
• Growth remains strong from the majority of the top audiences for UK PGT with the most significant increase in search interest coming from India, Thailand and Bangladesh. After months of rising interest, Chinese searches for UK Masters fall in November.
  
  
• Search interest in Psychology related specialisms has fallen by 32% compared to last year. Despite this, it remains the most popular discipline area overall.
  
  
• Our Spotlight this month takes a look at how cutting the Graduate Route might impact UK study interest, both after the initial announcement in May and after the implementation confirmation in October. We’ve explored this, and other current topics for UK international PG, in greater detail on the blog.