Economics and Finance at Heriot-Watt University
Economics and Finance (MA (Hons), LN13) 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 128–143 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 128–143 points. 35% had fewer than the 128 asked.
15 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 20%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LN13 · L1 economics + N3 finance
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 91%
0%
left higher education
UK 6%
10%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%86%
Learning opportunities93%85%
Assessment and feedback86%79%
Academic support96%90%
Organisation and management96%88%
Learning resources93%90%
Student voice82%80%
15 final-year students · 64% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£34k3 years£32k5 years£42k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 15 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
60% working10% working and studying10% studying10% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
50%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
75%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
35%
use what they learned
UK 50%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
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 ↗
Finance 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 | Banking and Finance BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Brunel University of London | Financial Mathematics MMath | ABB - ABC | 96–111 |
| City St George's, University of London | Foundation Year in Business, Finance and Accounting Foundation Year | 96 - 128 points | — |
| Heriot-Watt University | Economics and Finance this course | BBC - ABB | 128–143 |
| Kingston University | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | under 96 |
| University of Kent | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Accounting BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Liverpool | Communication, Media and Popular Music BA (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Reading | Accounting and Finance BSc (Hons) | ABB | 112–127 |
| University of Roehampton | Business Management and Finance BSc (Hons) | 96 - 128 points | under 96 |
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