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Business at Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University is ranked 91st of 154 universities for business on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course.

Typical offer BBCEdinburghCampus, Scotland9 coursesRanked on partial data

#91 of 154 for business33
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Will my grades get me in?

We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other business courses

  • Student satisfaction84%About average (average 86%)
  • Stay on course65%Below average (average 82%)
  • Graduate-level jobs65%Above average (average 60%)
  • Salary after 15 months–Not published
  • Entry points (median)166More competitive than average (average 107)

The marker shows the typical (median) business course. How we measure

Who gets in

UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC11%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC5%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB6%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB10%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA13%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more56%

Most students here apply with Highers and Advanced Highers, which earn more UCAS points than A-levels, so these figures look higher than A-level offers usually are.

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months–£28k average
  2. 3 years£26.9k£25k average
  3. 5 years£35.8k£32k average

The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.

Compare the 9 business courses here

Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.

  • Typical offers range from DEE (Business with Foundation) to BBC (Business Administration).
  • Highest student satisfaction: Marketing (90%).
  • Least competitive entry: Psychology with Management. Half of the students who started had more than 152 UCAS points, against 195 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: International Business Management (93%).
  • Placement year: International Business Management and International Business Management with Year Abroad offer one.
  • Year abroad: 7 of the 9 courses offer one.
  • Degrees awarded: BA, BBA, BSc, MA.
  • Accredited by CFA Institute: Business and Finance.

  • Business Administration

    BBA · 4 years

    Optional year abroad

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    83%*
    Stay on
    36%
    Entry points
    189
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Business with Foundation

    BA · 4 years

    Optional year abroad

    Typical offerDEE

    Satisfied
    90%*
    Stay on
    42%*
    Entry points
    107*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • International Business Management

    MA · 4 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroad

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    86%
    Stay on
    93%
    Entry points
    195
    Graduate jobs
    65%
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • International Business Management with Year Abroad

    MA · 4 years

    Optional placement yearYear abroad

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    78%
    Stay on
    92%
    Entry points
    179
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Business and Finance

    MA · 4 years

    Optional year abroadJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    83%
    Stay on
    85%
    Entry points
    184
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: CFA Institute, CIMA (management accounting)

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Economics and Business Management

    MA · 4 years

    Joint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    78%
    Stay on
    90%
    Entry points
    168
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • International Business Management with a Modern Language

    MA · 4 years

    Joint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    86%*
    Stay on
    93%*
    Entry points
    180*
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Marketing

    MA · 4 years

    Optional year abroadJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    90%
    Stay on
    85%
    Entry points
    171
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: Chartered Institute of Marketing

    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Psychology with Management

    BSc · 4 years

    Optional year abroadJoint or combined

    Typical offerBBC

    Satisfied
    90%
    Stay on
    42%*
    Entry points
    152
    Graduate jobs
    –
    Salary
    –

    Accredited: British Psychological Society

    Course pageWrong offer?

* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.

Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.

Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.

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