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University degree

Business Economics

The University of Essex
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
Β£9,535
Study
Full-time
Worth knowing: about 65% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
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About this course

Take the first steps to a successful career. Build your knowledge across the broad area of economics. Develop an enhanced understanding of the business world.

Our BA Business Economics provides you with the theoretical and practical skills you need to understand and implement economic decisions made by businesses, managers and financial specialists. This course is a collaboration between our Department of Economics and Essex Business School , allowing you to gain an overview of economics that is relevant to business and introducing you to a wide range of skills within economics, management and organisations and finance. You explore a wide range of topics across both departments, including: We are 4th in UK for research power in economics and econometrics (Times Higher Education research power measure, Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Your education is inspired and informed by this pioneering research, so that you graduate with a strong training in economics.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
<48 pts6%
48-63 pts6%
64-79 pts8%
80-95 pts11%
96-111 pts16%
112-127 pts10%
128-143 pts5%
144-159 pts6%
160-175 pts5%
176-191 pts2%
192-207 pts2%
208-223 pts1%
240+ pts1%
How they qualified
65% got in with otherHE. The rest came in a mix of ways:
otherHE65%
alevel30%
other3%
none2%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
35%
Continue past first year
87%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
Β£27,000
3 years on
Β£37,000
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
87%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching84%
Assessment & feedback84%
Academic support87%
Well organised88%
Learning resources90%
Student community87%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on The University of Essex's own site.
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Careermash Β· real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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