Financial Economics Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Derby 85% 0% 15% £9250 £14900 98 Derby On campus Full-time
Financial Economics (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Statistics, Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University College London 86% 5% 0% £9250 £35000 208 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 82% 5% 5% £9250 £20600 137 Norwich On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance MA (Hons) University of Aberdeen 87% 5% 5% £9250 £21900 £20800 170 Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Financial Economics with Spanish MA (Hons) University of Dundee 68% 10% 0% £9250 £20900 170 Dundee On campus Full-time
Financial Economics (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Business Economics and Finance (with placement year) BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 78% 5% 2% £9250 £24000 160 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Business Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 78% 5% 2% £9250 £24000 160 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 86% 5% 10% £9250 £20600 138 Norwich On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Bristol - 5% 4% £9250 £26400 169 Bristol On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Exeter 88% 10% 0% £9250 £23700 166 Exeter On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Reading 78% 4% 5% £9250 £27650 137 Reading On campus Full-time
Financial Economics and Accounting BA (Hons) University of Essex - 7% 4% £9250 £20500 114 Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) The University of York 75% 0% 0% £9250 £23700 140 York On campus Full-time
Financial Economics with French MA (Hons) University of Dundee 68% 10% 0% £9250 £20900 170 Dundee On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Placement Year BSc (Hons) University of East Anglia 82% 5% 0% £9250 £20600 137 Norwich On campus Full-time
Financial Economics (Including Placement Year) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Financial Economics (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Mathematics and Financial Economics BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 77% 5% 5% £9250 £19600 174 Dundee On campus Full-time
Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 59% 0% 15% £9250 £20500 116 Colchester On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MA (Hons) University of Dundee 68% 10% 0% £9250 £20900 170 Dundee On campus Full-time
Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad) BSc (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with International Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Reading 78% 4% 16% £9250 £27650 130 Reading On campus Full-time
Financial Economics BA (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Derby 85% 0% 15% £9250 £14900 98 Derby On campus Full-time
Financial Economics BSc (Hons) University of Essex 95% 10% 5% £9250 £20500 121 Colchester On campus Full-time
Financial Economics BSc (Hons) University of Dundee 68% 10% 0% £9250 £20900 170 Dundee On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) The University of Winchester 80% 5% 25% £9250 £16700 101 Winchester On campus Full-time
Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 114 Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 76% 3% 9% £9250 £15860 £16655 109 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Financial Economics and Accounting (Including Placement Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 114 Colchester On campus Full-time
Financial Economics (Including Year Abroad) BA (Hons) University of Essex 84% 7% 4% £9250 £20500 112 Colchester On campus Full-time
Financial Economics including Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Kingston University 77% 3% 15% £9250 - 98 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Year Abroad and Integrated Foundation Year (September start) BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 71% 3% 7% £9250 - 156 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 71% 5% 10% £9250 - 136 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Year Abroad BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 71% 3% 7% £9250 - 156 London On campus Full-time
Financial Economics BSc (Hons) Kingston University 77% 3% 10% £9250 - 98 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) Bangor University 83% 15% 5% £9000 - 116 Bangor On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 71% 0% 15% £9250 - 131 Luton On campus Full-time
Financial Economics (4 years full time including sandwich year) BSc (Hons) Kingston University 77% 3% 10% £9250 - 98 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Integrated Foundation Year (September start) BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 71% 3% 7% £9250 - 156 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Year in Industry and Integrated Foundation Year (September start) BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 71% 3% 7% £9250 - 156 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Year in Industry BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 71% 3% 5% £9250 - 163 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Keele 66% 0% 0% - - 97 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance (with Professional Practice Year) BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 71% 0% 45% - - 131 Luton On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 80% 7% 0% - - 101 Guildford On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Integrated Foundation Year (January Start) BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London 70% 8% 4% - - 137 London On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance (Industry) BSc (Hons) Lancaster University 78% 2% 0% - - 147 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 88% 5% 5% - - 137 Guildford On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Keele 66% 0% 10% - - 104 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Financial Economics with Econometrics BSc (Hons) University of Kent 82% 5% 7% - - 116 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 71% 0% 45% - - 131 Luton On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) Swansea University 64% 5% 0% - - 121 Swansea On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Year in Industry BSc (Hons) Swansea University 90% 5% 5% - - 125 Swansea On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 80% 7% 0% - - 101 Guildford On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) Lancaster University 50% 2% 0% - - 147 Lancaster On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Surrey 88% 5% 5% - - 137 Guildford On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) University of Leeds 76% 0% 2% - - 175 Leeds On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BAEcon The University of Manchester 60% 2% 6% - - 158 Manchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Year Abroad BSc (Hons) Swansea University 90% 5% 6% - - 120 Swansea On campus Full-time
Financial Economics BSc (Hons) University of Kent 82% 10% 0% - - 102 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance MSc University of Bristol - - - £12200 £29800 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Quantitative Financial Economics MSc University of East Anglia - - - £11025 £21200 - Norwich On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MA University of Essex - - - £14300 £22400 - Colchester On campus Part-time
Financial Economics MSc University of Essex - - - £13650 £21350 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Financial Economics and Accounting MSc University of Essex - - - £14300 £22400 - Colchester On campus Part-time
Financial Economics and Econometrics MSc University of Essex - - - £14300 £22400 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Industrial Experience BSc (Hons) University of Exeter - - - £9250 £23700 - Exeter On campus Full-time
Petroleum, Energy Economics and Finance MSc (Econ) University of Aberdeen - - - £12200 £27000 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Finance (Economics and Finance) MSc Durham University - - - £15500 £32750 - Durham On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University - - - £9250 £15860 £16655 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MSc Birkbeck, University of London - - - £8130 £12000 - London On campus Part-time
Financial Economics MSc The University of York - - - £14990 £15890 £29950 £32260 - York On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance MSc Swansea University - - - £12200 £12800 £19950 £20950 - Swansea On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Study Abroad BSc University of Bristol - - - £9250 £26400 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with International Foundation Year (January entry) BSc (Hons) University of Reading - - - £9250 £27650 - Reading On campus Full-time
MEcon Financial Economics (integrated masters) including placement year MEcon University of Essex - - - £9250 £20500 - Colchester On campus Full-time
MEcon Financial Economics (integrated masters) including year abroad MEcon University of Essex - - - £9250 £20500 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance PhD Brunel University - - - £4195 £14400 - Uxbridge On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4400 - London On campus Part-time
Economics and Finance MSc Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £11000 £17600 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance for Development MSc (PG) University of Bradford - - - £7744 £19494 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Year Abroad BSc (Hons) University of Exeter - - - £9250 £23700 - Exeter On campus Full-time
MEcon Financial Economics (four-year integrated masters) MEcon University of Essex - - - £9250 £20500 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with a Year in Industry and Integrated Foundation Year (January start) BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Financial Economics with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Financial Economics MSc Cardiff University - - - - - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Economics and Finance with Year Abroad and Integrated Foundation Year (January start) BSc Econ (Hons) Queen Mary University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MSc University of Exeter - - - - - - Exeter On campus Full-time
Financial Economics BSc (Hons) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MSc The University of Manchester - - - - - - Manchester On campus Part-time
Financial Economics MSc University of Oxford - - - - - - Oxford On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MSc University of Bedfordshire - - - - - - Luton On campus Part-time
Real Estate Economics and Finance MSc The London School of Economics and Political Science - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Economics and Finance MSc University of Surrey - - - - - - Guildford On campus Part-time
Financial Economics MSc University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MSc MSc The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Economics and International Financial Economics MSc The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MSc The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Economics and Finance MSc University of Leeds - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Financial Economics MSc University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Part-time
Financial Economics BSc (Hons) Birkbeck, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
73 /100
66023 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Financial Economics

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £30101 £31974 £42762
25-75 percentile range £25019 - £35263 £24892 - £42048 £30343 - £57314
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
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Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £30542 £33502 £44871
25-75 percentile range £26329 - £36317 £26505 - £43165 £34183 - £60136
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Financial Economics

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Financial Economics who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Financial Economics

  • Accountancy Firms
  • Building Societies
  • High Street Banks
  • Insurance Companies
  • Investment Banks
  • Management Consultancies
  • Public Sector Employers

Specialisations within Financial Economics

  • Accounting and Control
  • Corporate Finance and Control
  • Economics, Behaviour and Policy
  • International Business
  • International Economics and Development
  • International Political Economy

Jobs of graduates of Financial Economics (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Financial Economics at Bournemouth University

35% Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
25% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10% Information Technology Professionals
10% Customer service occupations
5% Secretarial and related occupations
5% Finance Professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Elementary occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Grading Distribution

Students of Financial Economics in the UK received the following grades.

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) 2016

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Financial Economics

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
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FAQ

Financial Economics is the study of the application of economic principles and analytical techniques in the area of finance.

The median salary of graduates of Financial Economics was £30101 15 months after graduation, £31974 3 years after graduation and £42762 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Financial Economics studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science in Economics (Honours) - BSc Econ (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics - BAEcon
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science (Economics) - MSc (Econ)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Master of Economics - MEcon
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Science (Postgraduate) - MSc (PG)