Accountancy and Finance at Heriot-Watt University
Accountancy and Finance (MA (Hons), NN34) at Heriot-Watt University asked for BBC - ABB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on hw.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as BBC - ABB
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check hw.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
20% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 160–175 points.
45 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 71%, other higher education 27%, a degree 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- NN34 · N3 finance + N4 accounting
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (ICAS) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations through the Accredited degree accelerated route. More ↗
Accredited by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) for the purpose of exemptions from some professional examinations. More ↗
Accredited by the Association of International Accountants (AIA) for the purpose of exemption from some professional examinations. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 82%
3%
left higher education
UK 11%
7%
moved to a lower award
UK 2%
65 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course73%87%
Learning opportunities81%86%
Assessment and feedback74%84%
Academic support84%91%
Organisation and management70%89%
Learning resources82%91%
Student voice76%81%
35 final-year students · 81% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£26k5 years£38k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Accounting at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberystwyth University | Law and Accounting and Finance LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Accounting and Management BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Foundation Year in Business, Finance and Accounting Foundation Year | 96 - 128 points | — |
| Heriot-Watt University | Accountancy and Finance this course | BBC - ABB | 160–175 |
| Kingston University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| Queen Mary University of London | Mathematics with Finance & Accounting BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 128–143 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 96–111 |
| University of Kent | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Economics and Accounting BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Roehampton | Accounting BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
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