UCL or Warwick?

WHich is better for a career in Investment Banking (M&A preferably)

MSc Statistics at UCL
or
MSc Economics at Warwick??

MSc Economics at Warwick! Warwick is world class in economics and gives you better job prospects!

I knowwww and thats what makes it harder...

London's flagship uni vs. An established target uni

the first stats dept in the world vs. A world class econ dept

the city vs. A campus uni

etc etc....just makes the decision harder

UCL without a shadow of a doubt.

what course have you done for your undergrad degree? I'm mainly asking for a subject...

is UCL THAAAAT far ahead of Warwick?

Didn't you do any research before making your choices?


UCL is ahead of Warwick in most league tables and in the mind of the average person. Not many people have heard about it abroad and the ones who live here think it's somewhere random in Middle England. Warwick has a few flagship courses whereas the majority of UCL's courses are world class. But to be fair, it's Economics and Maths departments are pretty stellar.


International and domestic prestige > domestic prestige.
Living in London > living in Coventry.



At least that's why I chose UCL.

lol the results of my research is what brought me to ask the question...i mainly found split opinions about the two.

however if the difference between the two is as vast as you say, then my choice (UCL) will most certainly be a no-brainer

Do banks look at what you studied and the strenght of the department or do they just take into account the overall uni reputation?

That's a really good question haha! I don't think they go to deep into the subject leagues. Probably they know basic facts like Maths at Warwick, Economics at LSE etc.

Regarding your first degree I'm in the same situation and I'm going to do MSc Stats for 3 reasons:
- broader skillset: by doing stats you prove that you can count complex things and in general you're a smart guy who can and who is not afraid of numbers
- is masters in economics really going to give you any new additional skills? I don't think more micro and macro is going to be that beneficial
- you save money if you choose stats

+ reputation of UCL is sky high and their stats course doesn't seem to be very advanced so it's win-win

I remember reading somewhwere about recruiting by UK Investment banks. Apparently there are only 6 Universities they bother to recruit from. There is an 'inner circle' of Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial. Then there is an 'outer circle' of UCL, Warwick and LSE. They don't recruit from any other Universities.

Ergo, you pays yer money and take yer choice. Both are target Universities for Investment Banking.

UCL and Warwick are both outstanding Universities, but UCL has the better world reputation (it's the nearest thing we have to a British Princeton).

Toss of a coin job I think (unless you prefer London to Warwick, or campus to City etc). Plus, do you prefer Stats or Economics?

I remember reading somewhwere about recruiting by UK Investment banks. Apparently there are only 6 Universities they bother to recruit from. There is an 'inner circle' of Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial. Then there is an 'outer circle' of UCL, Warwick and LSE. They don't recruit from any other Universities.

Ergo, you pays yer money and take yer choice. Both are target Universities for Investment Banking.

UCL and Warwick are both outstanding Universities, but UCL has the better world reputation (it's the nearest thing we have to a British Princeton).

Toss of a coin job I think (unless you prefer London to Warwick, or campus to City etc). Plus, do you prefer Stats or Economics?