Finance, Accounting and Management MSc

University of Bradford

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	62%
Salary after 15 months	£23000
Number of students	53 graduates / year
Unemployment Rate	9% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	10% Proportion of students of Finance, Accounting and Management MSc who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£11902 Tuition (UK) £19494 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Finance, Accounting and Management MSc at University of Bradford UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	15 Months - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Master of Science, MSc
Subject	Accounting, Finance

Student Satisfaction	62%
Salary after 15 months	£23000
Number of students	53 graduates / year
Unemployment Rate	9% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	10% Proportion of students of Finance, Accounting and Management MSc who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£11902 Tuition (UK) £19494 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Finance, Accounting and Management MSc at University of Bradford UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	12 Months - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Master of Science, MSc
Subject	Accounting, Finance

Student Satisfaction	62%
Salary after 15 months	£23000
Number of students	53 graduates / year
Unemployment Rate	9% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	10% Proportion of students of Finance, Accounting and Management MSc who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£5951 Tuition (UK) Tuition fees per year for Finance, Accounting and Management MSc at University of Bradford UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	27 Months - Part-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Master of Science, MSc
Subject	Accounting, Finance

Student Satisfaction	62%
Salary after 15 months	£23000
Number of students	53 graduates / year
Unemployment Rate	9% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	10% Proportion of students of Finance, Accounting and Management MSc who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£5951 Tuition (UK) Tuition fees per year for Finance, Accounting and Management MSc at University of Bradford UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	2 years - Part-time
Campus	On campus - Main Site
Degree	Master of Science, MSc
Subject	Accounting, Finance

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 40 graduates of Finance, Accounting and Management MSc at University of Bradford for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech.

Overall student satisfaction

62 /100

40 total respondents

	University of Bradford, Finance, Accounting and Management MSc	Average review score among all Accounting courses in the UK
Explanations	89	91
Interesting courses	82	78
Intellectually stimulating	84	84
Challenged to do my best	84	84
Depth of concepts	81	80
Builds on previous learnings	87	88
Joined ideas from different topics	82	83
Balance directed/independent study	92	81
Applicability of course content	92	85
Clear criteria in markings	76	78
Fair assessment	82	82
Tests reflected your learning	100	82
Timely feedback	71	77
Helpful feedback	82	69
Approachability of teachers	89	86
Support from teachers	76	85
Organisation of courses	89	84
Communication of changes	79	84
IT facilities	84	87
Library	95	90
Course specific resources	82	89
Student feedback opportunities	82	83
Student feedback valued	74	78
Student's feedback acted upon	76	70
Work of student union	76	78
Mental wellbeing services	89	82
Overall satisfaction	62	79

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.
This particular course

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Accounting

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£23000	£19500	£23000
25-75 percentile range	£20500 - £26000	£16000 - £23000	£18000 - £29000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Accounting courses of University of Bradford

Salary of all UK Graduates of Accounting

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£24406	£24662	£30689
25-75 percentile range	£21389 - £28940	£19296 - £31978	£22604 - £41672

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Accounting courses in the UK

Course Description

A full-time Master's degree designed to produce fully rounded managers with an emphasis on finance. You’ll focus on how a business creates and measures value, and how to approach accounting and finance from a strategic perspective.

The programme combines finance and accounting with a detailed examination of other disciplines required for the management of organisations. This also allows you to consider financial decision-making from multiple perspectives. You will be able to apply your knowledge and skills gained from these disciplines in your final dissertation.

Key elements include:

Business economics
Operations management
Strategic accounting and financial management
International business
Marketing planning and strategy

As you will study and gain skills in all areas of business, you’ll have a broad range of career paths open to you on graduation. You will be able to explore further to study for a professional accountancy qualification after completing this programme.

Professional Accreditation

We are proud to be in an elite group of business schools to hold the triple accreditations of Equis, AMBA and AACSB, often referred to as the "Triple Crown".

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) accredit this programme. This means that, by successfully completing your degree, you are eligible for exemptions from some ACCA fundamental level examinations.

Rankings

The University of Bradford is ranked 301-400 in the world for Business and Economics in the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations.

Accredited by the Association of International Accountants (AIA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.

Accredited by CPA Australia for the purpose of eligibility for Associate membership and the exemption from all foundation exams.

Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations.

Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Bradford graduates of undergraduate studies in Accounting	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Accounting
Total respondents	55	3280
Unemployed	9%	4%
Studying	9%	5%
Working	69%	68%
Both studying and working	11%	17%
No information	2%	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Accounting courses of University of Bradford

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	75%	25%
Utilise skills from studies	60%	40%
Work is meaningful	85%	15%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Bradford

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	55%
Non highly-skilled jobs	45%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Finance, Banking, Corporate Finance, Fintech courses of University of Bradford

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Finance, Accounting and Management MSc at University of Bradford

35%	Administrative occupations
35%	Business and public service associate professionals
10%	Teaching Professionals
10%	Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5%	Managers, directors and senior officials
5%	Sales occupations
5%	Skilled trades occupations
5%	Finance Professionals
5%	Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

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

Assessment is by a combination of written examinations, assignments, group projects and presentations.

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Average UCAS Tariff Score 116

Tariff score	% Students accepted for this course
<48	0
48-63	0
64-79	0
80-95	37
96-111	10
112-127	12
128-143	24
144-159	14
160-175	3
176-191	0
192-207	0
208-223	0
224-239	0
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
This particular course

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

- 5.0
- A-level Humanities
- General Test
- (no subscore less than 7.0)
- 5.0
- A-level Sciences
- General Test
- 4.5
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
- 5.0
- Foundation Law
- 6.0
- Graduate Degrees
- (no subscore less than 5.0)
- 7.0
- Graduate Degrees Education, Law
- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
- (no subscore less than 5.0)
- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees Law etc.
- (no subscore less than 5.0)

World Bank low-income or low to middle income economy countries: £2,000 scholarship Academic Excellence scholarships: 15 scholarships of £1,000 available as a fee reduction to the highest achieving students with at least a first-class Honours in their undergraduate studies, or the European equivalent. Ma Kam Ming Scholarship Fund: The Ma Kam Ming Scholarship Fund supports up to 4 scholarships for full-time postgraduate study leading to the degree of MSc, at the School of Management, from permanent residents of Hong Kong or citizens of China in 2014/15. Postgraduate Bursary: UK or EU students applying to study a full-time Masters or research postgraduate programme, who have recently graduated from an undergraduate programme in England, and have received support towards their fees from the Local Authority or the Student Loans Company in their final year of undergraduate study at their previous university may be eligible for a Postgraduate Bursary of £500. Please visit the university website for full details. Alumni discount: self funded or part-self funded Bradford alumni applying to study a full-time or part-time Master's programme, whether studied in Bradford or at one of our partner institutions, will qualify for a discount on the self-funded element of their fees. Awards for company-sponsored study: a business relationship bursary of up to 35% on any company-sponsored or part-sponsored Master’s course is available for companies with whom the School has a relationship or demonstrated business engagement. The amount would depend on the strength of the relationship, which might include companies who have previously funded a student on a Bradford programme, employed an undergraduate placement, MSc or MBA student to undertake a project, employed a member of faculty to produce a KTP or research project, commissioned a customised Executive Education programme, or supported the School in other ways, but this list is not exhaustive and other business engagement activities could be considered eligible.

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Finance, Accounting and Management, MSc, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

A degree, not necessarily in business and management, from an approved university. Exceptional candidates without the usual academic qualifications but with appropriate professional qualifications may be admitted on their merit. There is no requirement for previous work experience. Minimum IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.

Costs

Tuition Fees Finance, Accounting and Management MSc

England UK	£5951	year 1
Northern Ireland	£5951	year 1
Scotland	£5951	year 1
Wales	£5951	year 1
Ireland	£5951	year 1

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

University Rankings

Positions of University of Bradford in top UK and global rankings.

See all 24 university rankings of University of Bradford

About University of Bradford

The University of Bradford is a government funded research university based in the metropolitan city of Bradford, England. While the university is most well known for its very high volume of research output, it is also known for its substantial efforts in becoming an ‘Ecoversity’, setting an example for other institutions on the subject of sustainability and corporate social responsibility.

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Student composition of University of Bradford

Total number of students enrolled at University of Bradford by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
undergraduates:: 7650
postgraduates:: 2505
Total:: 10155

Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Accounting”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

Source: Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

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Finance, Accounting and Management MSc University of Bradford