Finance at Heriot-Watt University
Finance (MA (Hons), N300) 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. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
10 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 60%, a degree 25%, other higher education 15%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- N300 · 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 ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
15%
left higher education
UK 11%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
15 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course75%88%
Learning opportunities92%88%
Assessment and feedback86%83%
Academic support85%91%
Organisation and management77%91%
Learning resources95%91%
Student voice87%84%
15 final-year students · 72% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£31k5 years£39.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
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
finance business and management
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 | 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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