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Economics at University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham is ranked 7th of 90 universities for economics on our measures. 89% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £36k after 15 months, rising to £50.5k after five years.
Typical offer AAAEdgbaston campus, England10 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 CCC1%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC1%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB5%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB35%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA26%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more32%
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 10 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 (International Relations with Economics) to AAA (Economics).
- Highest student satisfaction: Economics (BSc, 3 years, placement year, year abroad) (90%).
- Least competitive entry: Policy, Politics and Economics. Half of the students who started had more than 137 UCAS points, against 161 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Mathematical Economics and Statistics and Economics and Politics (95%).
- Placement year: 5 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: 6 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc.
Economics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 94%
- Entry points
- 150
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools), CIMA (management accounting)
Economics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 92%*
- Entry points
- 148*
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Mathematical Economics and Statistics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 144
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)
Money, Banking and Finance
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 89%
- Entry points
- 152
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools), CIMA (management accounting)
Economics and Politics
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 89%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 155
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £36k*
Accredited: AACSB (business schools), EFMD (business schools)
International Relations with Economics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 144
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £36k*
International Relations with Economics with Year Abroad
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 92%*
- Entry points
- 139
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Policy, Politics and Economics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 78%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 137
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £36k*
Policy, Politics and Economics with Year Abroad
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 82%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 161
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £36k*
Politics, Philosophy and Economics
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 92%*
- Entry points
- 148*
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- 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
- University of St AndrewsRanked 5
- University of BathRanked 6
- University of ExeterRanked 8
- Durham UniversityRanked 9
Nearby
- Aston University7 miles away, ranked 14
- Birmingham City University7 miles away, ranked 87
- University of Warwick13 miles away, ranked 3
- University of Wolverhampton16 miles away, ranked 85
Living in Birmingham
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