MSc Marketing, best uni to apply

Hi, I am final year of BSc-Accounting and Finance at UOL, I want to study MSc Marketing for my postgraduation, is it possible, if yes what should be the best uni. for me to apply?? Please help

Hi @dronasharma27,

It's difficult to say what the 'best' uni will be because the best university or course for you might not be the best university or course for someone else, especially at postgraduate level where you probably want to specialise a little more.

There will be lots of universities that offer an MSc in Marketing. We run a course at Keele, for example, that offers both entrepreneurship and placement pathways and is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Marketing. You can find out more on our webpage at https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/postgraduatestudy/postgraduatecourses/marketing/. You can also chat to some of our current students and staff at https://www.keele.ac.uk/study/chat/.

If you want to study at the 'best' university in terms of academic attainment, you should be able to find current postgraduate league tables online on websites such as https://www.findamasters.com/ and https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/. Bear in mind however that each different 'league table' may use different measures to assess universities - some may consider the Teaching Excellence Framework or the Research Excellence Framework (which measure the quality of teaching and research respectively) whereas others might only go off grades or graduate outcomes.

You can also take look at the results of the Postgraduate Taught Experience Survey - its's the postgraduate taught version of the National Student Survey - at https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/reports-publications-and-resources/postgraduate-taught-experience-survey-ptes. There's a similar survey for Postgraduate Research Students at https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/reports-publications-and-resources/postgraduate-research-experience-survey-pres.

Ultimately however deciding on the best university at postgraduate level is very similar to finding the right university for undergraduate study - it's about finding a course that excites you and covers the material that you are interested in, a research environment that you feel will support you, and an environment that you like the idea of living and studying within!

Most universities run postgraduate open days or events - many of which are currently being run virtually - so take a look at those and visit some potential universities once you've found courses that interest you. You can find details of Keele's postgraduate open events at https://www.keele.ac.uk/discover/opendays/postgraduateopenafternoons/.

Hope that helps!

Amy Louise