Warwick - BSc Economics

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How is Warwick economics viewed in comparison to Oxbridge, LSE, UCL?

Grade requirement is A*AA (though I had a feeling a few years ago it was 2Astars and an A. (So in comparison with Cambridge)

www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings/economics

Its very well regarded especially on the maths side of economics.

Thanks. Just wondering if it's seen as on-par with LSE? Or slightly less than?

I would see it as on a par with LSE, some may see it as very marginally below but so little in it will make no difference. I would take Warwick over LSE but its personal preference if you want to be in London or not.

Thanks for clarifying

Absolutely.

LSE is better known internationally, but Warwick is often preferred within the UK. It is one of four economics degrees which are seen as having rigorous mathematical content. (LSE, UCL, Warwick and Cambridge). They offer very different student experiences, so a choice might be made on that.

There are other good economics degrees, obviously, but they tend to be less mathematical.

Oh, and Imperial, which has a fairly new economics degree, might be added to the list.

Thanks. I was wondering how employers would look at it.

I always thought the acronym was COWI? Anyway, DS's extremely intelligent friend just graduated from Warwick with a first and has secured a government economist role.

OK, do I guess COWI is maybe maths ...but, anyway, a Warwick economist is hot property .

COWI is maths.

Oxford does not offer pure economics as a first degree, and instead UCL and LSE come into the mix. Imperial recently started offering economics, and attracting large numbers of applicants.

But it depends. There are other well regarded economics degrees which do not treat the subject as a branch of applied maths. Warwick also has MORSE which sort of hovers between maths and economics.

Thank you I was wondering if at all Warwick was viewed slightly less favourably by employers

What kind of employers are you thinking about?

For Investment Banking Warwick is one of the target 6 unis (with Oxbridge, LSE, Imperial and UCL).

No

If you can get a place at COWI or LSE you have as good a chance as anyone else of getting a decent job in today's market. The days of grads walking into the first prestigious role they apply for are long gone though, simply based on Cambridge v LSE etc.

My YP has just got a First from UCL. One thing to bear in mind is there are many, many international students studying Economics in London. My YP declined Warwick in favour of UCL. Very expensive to study in London.