Many Economics, Finance and Management graduates go into career areas directly reflecting the skills they have gained through studying the subject. These graduates are a target group for many major graduate employers and are high on their recruitment schedule.

Data obtained from

• Single and joint honours Management (BSc) and International Business Management (BSc) courses, including those with study abroad
• Graduates from the UK 

Responses were received from 31 UK graduates from 2019/20; this is a response rate of 41.9%

Destinations

Most important activity	Percentage of graduates
Paid work for an employer	71%
Self-employment/freelancing	3.2%
Running my own business	9.7%
Developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio	0%
Voluntary/unpaid work for an employer	0%
Engaged in a course of study, training or research	6.5%
Taking time out to travel	0%
Caring for someone	0%
Retired	0%
Unemployed and looking for work	6.5%
Doing something else	3.2%

Sector information

The sectors to which Bristol students have traditionally applied include finance, accountancy, investment banking, management consultancy, and other City and commercial careers.

Employment sector	Number of graduates
Accounting, bookkeeping and auditing activities; tax consultancy	4
Advertising agencies	2
Security and commodity contracts dealing activities	2
Other sectors (11 sectors)	11

There are also a number of Economics, Finance and Management graduates who do not enter careers directly related to the content of their studies. Instead, these graduates may chose from the huge range of occupations that do not require a specific degree (approx. 70% of all advertised vacancies) and that are open to graduates of any discipline.

Employers and occupations

Examples of employers

• PwC
• Lloyds Banking Group
• Sky
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
• Turner and Townsend plc

Examples of occupations

• Analyst
• Associate
• Management Consultant
• Civil Servant
• Underwriter

Further study

Graduates who have studied Economics, Finance and Management may gain exemptions from the first year professional exams of the various accountancy bodies who validate the professional training.

Qualification type	Percentage of graduates
Higher degree, mainly by research (e.g. PhD, DPhil, MPhil, MRes)	0%
Higher degree, mainly by taught course (e.g. MA, MSc, MBA)	42.9%
Postgraduate diploma or certificate (including PGCE/PGDE)	14.3%
Professional qualification	28.6%
Undergraduate degree (including integrated master’s degrees) (e.g. BA, BSc, MBChB, MEng)	0%
Other undergraduate diploma or certificate not specified above	0%
Other qualification	0%
Not aiming for a formal qualification	14.3%