Economics Question

Hey, tried a search but i cant find anything. Im probaby searching for the wrong things as im almost certain there will be a thread for this somewhere. Feel free to move mods.
Whats the best universties to do a economics degree?
Thanks

The best are Oxbridge (Economics & Management at Oxford) and LSE. These are pretty much even. Then its Warwick and UCL, with UCL probably taking the slight edge, although like the first group; there's not much in it. Then its York, Nottingham, Bristol. After that, Manchester, Bath etc... The lower you get, you'll probably find that the overall reputation of the university counts for more than the reputation of the Economics department at that university.

Hope this helps,

Sen

Looking at your signature, I see that you do not have AS/A2 Maths. This rules out most of the best universities. You should look for BA Economics courses instead; I think Manchester and Birmingham have BA courses and I believe a couple others don't require A2 Maths.

That's an excellent point. Good to see you're still on form . Sorry about that, calderstonesLFC. If you don't have AS/A2 Maths, then Oxbridge, LSE, UCL, Warwick, Bristol etc. will not consider you. As N9ne, you should look at BAs instead of BSc's. In that case, follow the ones N9ne's mentioned. One addition: Nottingham - as well as BSc course, they do a BA Economics degree - probably more you're sort of thing.

Sorry for the error, hope this helps,

Sen

Very good catch.

Anyway I would say that Economics @ Cambridge is a good bet, along with E&M/PPE @ Oxford, Econs/Econs&...(like maths/government)@LSE, and Econs@UCL rank up there.

Tier 2 would be courses like Economics/PPE/EPIS@Warwick, Economics&...@UCL, etc.

This is rating them using pretty strict criteria.

Did you read the rest of the thread? He doesn't have A2 Maths and isn't aiming for the top unis, therefore this rules out Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, UCL, Warwick.

Onto your next question, calderstonesLFC, this depends on the university. Have a look at various universities' websites for their course content for straight Economics; you may find they have many options in the second and third years allowing you to specialise in finance.

If you don't do straight economics, you could go to a top uni w/o A2 maths.

That would be great actually. I just need to get to a fairly reputable university to give me some chance of a heastart when applying for jobs.
Thanks for the help.

Is this true?

Did you read the rest of the thread? He doesn't have A2 Maths and isn't aiming for the top unis, therefore this rules out Cambridge, Oxford, LSE, UCL, Warwick.

Onto your next question, calderstonesLFC, this depends on the university. Have a look at various universities' websites for their course content for straight Economics; you may find they have many options in the second and third years allowing you to specialise in finance.