Business and Finance at Heriot-Watt University
Business and Finance (MA (Hons), NN23) 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 176–191 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
The middle entrant had 176–191 points. 15% had fewer than the 128 asked.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 25%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- NN23 · N2 management studies + N3 finance
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Recognised by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA). 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
45 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course81%86%
Learning opportunities87%86%
Assessment and feedback72%82%
Academic support83%89%
Organisation and management83%86%
Learning resources93%90%
Student voice80%82%
20 final-year students · 69% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
40% working30% working and studying15% studying15% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
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 ↗
Management studies 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 Business and Management LLB (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Accounting and Management BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Business and Finance this course | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Queen Mary University of London | International Relations with Business Management and a Year Abroad BA (Hons) | 128 points | — |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Business and Management BSc (Hons) | ABB - BBB | 112–127 |
| SOAS University of London | Management BSc (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| University of Kent | Business Analytics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | — |
| University of Leicester | Business and Management BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Reading | Accounting and Management BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Southampton | Modern Languages and Business Management (1 Language: French, German or Spanish) BSc (Hons) | ABB | 128–143 |
| University of Surrey | Business Management BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
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