Economics and Mathematics

Economics and mathematics is one of the most powerful and intellectually coherent degree combinations available. Economics provides the conceptual frameworks and empirical methods for understanding how markets work, how firms make decisions, how governments set policy, and how economies grow or contract. Mathematics provides the rigorous quantitative tools that allow those frameworks to be tested, extended, and applied with precision.

This degree in maths and economics develops your mathematical knowledge while also giving you an understanding of economic theory, and the two disciplines reinforce each other throughout.

At the University of York, this three-year full-time programme develops your skills in economic analysis and mathematical reasoning in parallel, ensuring that you can engage with the most technically demanding areas of both disciplines. You will study microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics alongside calculus, linear algebra, probability, and statistics, building a foundation that prepares you for graduate study or for roles in sectors that require both economic insight and quantitative competence. The programme includes a sandwich year with a year abroad and work placement, giving you professional experience in an economics or finance-related environment and international exposure that deepens your understanding.

Entry typically requires around 152 UCAS tariff points.

Graduates of economics and mathematics are in high demand in financial services, banking, consultancy, the civil service, data science, and economic research. The combination is particularly valued in roles where both analytical rigour and economic understanding are required, including positions in central banks, investment management, economic consultancy, and policy analysis. Many graduates also continue to postgraduate study in economics, finance, or mathematics.