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Economics at Ulster University

Ulster University is ranked 42nd of 90 universities for economics on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £27k after 15 months.

Estimated offer ~ABB–BBC · check course pageBelfast, Northern Ireland2 courses

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Will my grades get me in?

We couldn’t read this university’s own offer, so we compare your grades with our estimate. Always check the university’s course page.

How it compares with other economics courses

  • Student satisfaction87%About average (average 85%)
  • Stay on course88%About average (average 90%)
  • Graduate-level jobs70%About average (average 69%)
  • Salary after 15 months£27kBelow average (average £30k)
  • Entry points (median)118More competitive than average (average 111)

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.

  1. Under 96 ptsbelow CCC7%
  2. 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC33%
  3. 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB34%
  4. 128–143 ptsABB–AAB14%
  5. 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA9%
  6. 160+ ptsA*A*A or more4%

What graduates earn

  1. 15 months£27k£30k average
  2. 3 years–£29.5k average
  3. 5 years–£39.8k 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 2 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.

  • Least competitive entry: Business Economics. Half of the students who started had more than 114 UCAS points, against 131 on the most competitive course here.
  • Most students stay on: Economics (95%).
  • Every course here offers a placement year.
  • Every course here offers a year abroad.

  • Business Economics

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroad

    Estimated offer~ABB–BBC

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    86%
    Stay on
    85%
    Entry points
    114
    Graduate jobs
    70%
    Salary
    £27k*
    Course pageWrong offer?

  • Economics

    BSc · 3 years

    Optional placement yearOptional year abroad

    Estimated offer~AAB–BBB

    Not published where we could read it. Estimated from similar courses: check the course page for the real offer.
    Satisfied
    88%
    Stay on
    95%
    Entry points
    131
    Graduate jobs
    70%*
    Salary
    £27k*
    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.

Estimated offers (marked ~) are our estimate, not the university’s published offer. They come from courses whose students had similar grades, and are right to within one grade for about 84% of courses where we can check. Always check the course page.

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

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