Business Economics and Data Analytics

Business economics and data analytics is a degree that brings together the theoretical rigour of economics with the practical skills needed to work with data at scale. Economics provides the conceptual framework for understanding how businesses, markets, and economies behave: the principles of supply and demand, the analysis of incentives, the modelling of market structures, and the evaluation of policy. Data analytics provides the tools to test and apply those frameworks against real data: statistical analysis, programming, visualisation, and the quantitative methods used in commercial and economic research.

Together they produce graduates who can both think clearly about economic questions and handle the evidence needed to answer them.

At the University of Surrey, this three-year programme takes a forward-looking approach, integrating digital skills throughout the curriculum and developing your confidence and creativity in applying technology to business and economic problems. You will study microeconomics and macroeconomics alongside quantitative methods, programming, and data analysis techniques, developing the ability to work with real datasets in ways that are directly relevant to careers in commercial, financial, and policy environments.

Surrey's strong industry connections and its location in the South East give the degree good links to business communities and technology sectors, and the programme's emphasis on practical application means you will develop skills that employers in a rapidly evolving data-driven economy are actively seeking.

Graduates from business economics and data analytics degrees are sought after in roles including economic analyst, data analyst, business intelligence specialist, financial analyst, and management consultant. The combination of economic understanding and data skills is particularly valued in financial services, technology, retail, government, and consulting. Many graduates also pursue postgraduate study in economics, data science, business analytics, or finance, building on the combination of skills this degree establishes.