‘Rip off’ university degrees: Full list of subjects studied by MPs amid PM’s crack down on ‘low-value’ courses

Rishi Sunak has announced measures to crack down on the number of students studying so-called ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees at universities across the UK. The Prime Minister is looking to force universities to cap the number of students taking degrees that do not have good career prospects or lead to graduate jobs.

Critics have argued the measures will affect students from lower-income backgrounds and would come at a cost to institutions up and down the country. The announcement has led many on social media to question how we define ‘low-value’ degrees, meanwhile highlighting popular courses attended by disgraced politicians.

According to the PM, Britain’s universities are “taking advantage” of students with “rip off” courses. So, what did MPs holding positions in the Cabinet of His Majesty’s Government study. Here’s everything you need to know...

Full list of degrees studied by Cabinet MPs 

Information was obtained via online data sources including LinkedIn, MPs own/party websites and University websites. If valid data wasn’t available then MPs have been left off the list.

Rishi Sunak - Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln University, Oxford 

Alex Chalk - Modern History at Magdalen College, Oxford

Jeremy Hunt - Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Magdalen College, Oxford

James Cleverly - Hospitality Management Studies at University of West London

Suella Braverman - Law at Queens’ College, Cambridge

Ben Wallace - Did not attend university

Oliver Dowden - Law at Trinity Hall, Cambridge,

Grant Shapps - Business & Finance at Manchester Metropolitan University

Chloe Smith - English Literature at University of York

Michael Gove - English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford

Steve Barclay - History at Peterhouse, Cambridge

Penny Mordaunt - Philosophy at University of Reading

Nicholas True, Baron True - Classics and History at Peterhouse College, Cambridge 

Kemi Badenoch - Computer Systems Engineering at University of Sussex & Law at Birkbeck, University of London

Dr. Thérèse Coffey - Chemistry at University College London

Mel Stride - Philosophy, Politics and Economics at St Edmund Hall, Oxford,

Gillian Keegan - Business Studies at Liverpool John Moores University

Mark Harper: Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Brasenose College, Oxford

Lucy Frazer: Law at Newnham College, Cambridge

Greg Hands - Modern History at Robinson College, Cambridge

David T C Davies - Did not attend university 

John Glen - Modern History at Mansfield College, Oxford

Victoria Prentis - English at Royal Holloway, University of London & Law at  Downing College, Cambridge

Robert Jenrick - History at St John’s College, Cambridge, 

Tom Tugendhat - Theology at University of Bristol

Andrew Mitchell - History at Jesus College, Cambridge

Johnny Mercer: Did not attend university