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Economics at University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh is ranked 31st of 90 universities for economics on our measures. 79% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £36k after 15 months, rising to £55.5k after five years.
Typical offer A*A*A*–A*AACentral, Scotland13 courses
How it compares with other economics courses
The marker shows the typical (median) economics 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.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC7%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC0%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB2%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB8%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA10%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more72%
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
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 13 economics 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 AAB (History and Economics) to A*A*A* (Economics).
- Highest student satisfaction: Economics with Management Science (90%).
- Least competitive entry: Social Policy and Economics. Half of the students who started had more than 138 UCAS points, against 236 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Economics and Accounting and Economics with Management Science (100%).
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Accredited by AACSB (business schools): 4 of the 13 courses.
- Accredited by EFMD (business schools): Business and Economics.
Economics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AA
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 94%
- Entry points
- 181
- Graduate jobs
- 80%
- Salary
- £36k*
Business and Economics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA–AAA
- Satisfied
- 76%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 172
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)
Economics and Accounting
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AA
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 236
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), ACCA (accountancy), AIA (accountancy)
Economics and Mathematics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AA
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 229
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Economics and Politics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AA
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 208
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Economics and Statistics
MA · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 216
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Economics with Finance
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AA
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 96%
- Entry points
- 208
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools)
Economics with Management Science
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AA
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 164
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools)
History and Economics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A–AAB
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 184
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Philosophy and Economics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A–AAB
- Satisfied
- 75%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 200
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*A*A*–A*AA
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 224
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Psychology and Economics
MA · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 192*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: British Psychological Society
Social Policy and Economics
MA · 4 years
Typical offerA*AA–AAB
- Satisfied
- 81%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 138
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £36k*
* 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.
Similar ranking
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Nearby
- Heriot-Watt University4 miles away, ranked 49
- University of Stirling30 miles away, ranked 43
- University of St Andrews32 miles away, ranked 5
- University of Strathclyde39 miles away, ranked 21
Living in Edinburgh
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