Postgraduate Taught Global Update as of January 2025

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

• Interest in the USA continues to fall North American audiences, but it sees a slight resurgence from Asian audiences.
  
  
• Both North American and European audiences see a shift towards from On Campus study. Currently, all audiences prefer Blended to Online study.
  
  
• Spring 2025 is still the most popular entry point for most destinations but interest in Autumn 2025 is catching up. More than half of the audiences interested in US, Dutch and Italian study are now considering the 2025/26 academic year.
  
  
• Arts & Humanities specialisms continue to see large growth from audiences interested in the US. Specialism interests fluctuate in the Netherlands with Ecology and Immunology seeing the largest growth.