Accounting and Finance

Accounting and finance is one of the most consistently employable and professionally rewarding degree combinations available. Accounting provides the technical and conceptual framework for understanding how organisations record, report, and interpret financial information. Finance addresses how capital is raised, allocated, and managed, and how value is created and risk is priced in financial markets.

Together they develop a profile that is directly applicable in professional practice and genuinely sought after by employers across every sector.

At Loughborough University, this three-year full-time degree is professionally accredited, which means it is recognised by the major accounting bodies and provides exemptions from some of their professional examinations, giving you a head start on the path to qualification. You will develop the skills to work as an accountant or in finance and management, building expertise in financial reporting, management accounting, investment, corporate finance, and the quantitative methods that underpin financial analysis. The programme includes a placement opportunity, allowing you to apply your classroom learning in a real business or financial environment and gain the professional experience that significantly accelerates career development.

The typical entry tariff is 136 UCAS points.

Graduates of accounting and finance programmes from Loughborough are sought after by accounting firms, investment banks, asset managers, corporate finance teams, and financial services companies of all kinds. Many graduates pursue professional qualifications with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, ACCA, CIMA, or ICAEW alongside or after their degree, building toward chartered status. Others move into management, consulting, or financial analysis roles where the combination of accounting rigour and financial understanding is equally valuable.