Economics (W71) at Open University
Economics (W71) (DipHE) at Open University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on open.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check open.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Came in with A-levels or Highers 45%, other higher education 18%, other qualifications 17%.
Course
- Award
- Diploma of Higher Education
- Duration
- 2 - 4 years
- Mode
- Part-time
- Starts
- October 2027
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
64%
still studying
UK 58%
35%
left higher education
UK 18%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
115 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course91%92%
Learning opportunities89%90%
Assessment and feedback90%91%
Academic support87%87%
Organisation and management90%88%
Learning resources91%88%
Student voice70%82%
1975 final-year students · 54% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£33.5k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- None, [None Specified], Outside of the UK
- Postcode
- MK7 6BJ
Subjects
economics social sciences
Economics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bath | Economics BSc (Hons) | A*AA | 160–175 |
| Bangor University | Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 136 points | under 96 |
| Aberystwyth University | Accounting and Finance/Economics BSc (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| Aston University, Birmingham | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Business Economics BSc (Hons) | 96 - 112 points | 96–111 |
| Birkbeck, University of London | Accounting and Economics BSc (Hons) | 112 points | under 96 |
| University of Aberdeen | Accountancy and Economics MA (Hons) | BBC | 160–175 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Economics and Finance BSc (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Bath Spa University | Economics BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Birmingham City University | Economics BSc (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Open University | Economics (W71) this course | — | — |
See all 919 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More economics at Open University
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- Economics (V13) Diploma
- Economics and Mathematical Sciences (Q15) BSc (Hons)
- Economics and Personal Finance (T36) CertHE
- Politics, Philosophy and Economics (Q45) BA (Hons)
- Social Sciences (Economics) (R23-ECON) BA (Hons)