Social Policy and Economics at The University of Edinburgh
Social Policy and Economics (MA (Hons), LL41) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.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 ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
10 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 10%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- LL41 · L4 social policy + L1 economics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
100%
still studying
UK 90%
0%
left higher education
UK 9%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
15 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%86%
Learning opportunities76%85%
Assessment and feedback73%79%
Academic support89%90%
Organisation and management84%88%
Learning resources89%90%
Student voice74%80%
230 final-year students · 77% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£30k3 years£38k5 years£33.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
65% working13% working and studying8% studying5% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 87% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 70%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 80%
60%
use what they learned
UK 50%
- Finance Professionals32%
- Business, Research and Administrative Professionals19%
- Business and public service associate professionals19%
- Elementary occupations8%
- Information Technology Professionals4%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 70 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
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 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Social Policy and Economics this course | — | 128–143 |
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