Economics at Heriot-Watt University
Economics (MA (Hons), L100) 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. 20% had fewer than the 128 asked.
20 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, other higher education 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L100 · L1 economics
- Duration
- 3 - 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 91%
0%
left higher education
UK 6%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course86%86%
Learning opportunities73%85%
Assessment and feedback56%79%
Academic support82%90%
Organisation and management57%88%
Learning resources87%90%
Student voice76%80%
15 final-year students · 74% 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
65% working10% working and studying10% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
55%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
70%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
30%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Business and public service associate professionals20%
- Elementary occupations20%
- Finance Professionals15%
- Sales occupations10%
- Information Technology Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 85% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH14 4AS
Subjects
economics social sciences
Campus
- Campus
- EdinburghCampus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Economics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Mathematics with Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bangor University | Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| City St George's, University of London | Mathematics with Finance & Economics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Economics with Data Science BSc (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Economics this course | BBC - ABB | 176–191 |
| Kingston University | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Oxford Brookes University | Economics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | — |
| University of Kent | Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 112 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Leicester | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 128 points | 112–127 |
| University of Liverpool | Chinese Studies and Economics BA (Hons) | ABB | — |
| University of Reading | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | ABB | 96–111 |
See all 919 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More economics at Heriot-Watt University
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