Your bright future in Economics
Study where 97% of economics research is rated “world leading” or “internationally excellent” – in the UK top 5 (REF 2021).
Key Statistics
- Top 10 UK University
QS World University Rankings 2025
- Top 10 UK employability
QS Graduate Rankings 2022
- Top 5 in UK for research
THE Analysis of REF 2021
Why study economics at Bristol?
Bristol is a friendly city with a large international community. It's home to multinational corporations like Airbus, Rolls Royce, Imperial Brands, and Hargreaves Lansdown. This creates exciting career opportunities locally.
“Bristol is a vibrant city offering plenty of opportunities for internships and networking.”
– Vishwas, MSc Economics and Finance.
Programmes to suit all ambitions
Our economics master’s programmes:
- MSc Economics
- MSc Economics and Finance
- MSc Economics, Finance and Management
- MSc Economics with Data Science
- MRes Economics
Interested in Accounting and Finance, Business Management and Marketing, or a Business Executive Master's? Explore our Business School courses.
“We have a lot of application-based modules which makes it more industry focused.”
– Swati, MSc Economics with Data Science.
The pathway to a prosperous career
A School of Economics Employability Advisor and Faculty Professional Liaison Network, provide mentoring, networking events, and business advice.
Graduate destinations include Deloitte, Bank of England, PwC, WHO, Hargreaves Lansdown, AMEX, KPMG and Huawei.
"MSc Economics at the University of Bristol equipped me with... skills essential to my role."
– Haigreev, Retail Forecasting Support Manager – Greggs, MSc Economics (2023).
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