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Best university for marketing

Hi there,I am from the EU and I am planning my PG studies in the UK. My Bachelor was in Business Administration and I am wondering if I could get any advice from here. I want to be able to work internationally afterwards, so I want to make sure the reputation of the university I pick is good.
I have offers from Durham, Newcastle, Cranfield, Aston and Lancaster so far, waiting for St.Andrews, Bath and King'sCollege to decide.
I like Durham's and Newcastles course structure, Cranfield for its close link to industries. I was told that Aston has quite a good reputation. Lancaster to me seems the less interesting. Kings College and St.Andrews certainly have a good worldwide reputation, but which one should I choose for Marketing? Could anybody please help me? Main focus is international and UK reputation. Thanks for your help!

Reply 1

legranicky

Among your marketing offers, I also have Newcastle and King's.
I like the structure of Newcastle's, especially its focus on E-commerce.
However, London is way much attractive to me.
So I think I'd go with King's.

Reply 2

username2228735

King's has a very strong reputation in Marketing and the business school as a whole is very well regarded. If you can afford it, I'd go with it.

Reply 3

Sim0ne

I have a very similar problem and would appreciate any help as well - or enjoy discussing with you, So charl!

I have applied at Newcastle, Leeds (offer received) and Manchester for MSc International Marketing.
Leeds is #1 for Marketing in the UK and that is reflected by the excellent content.
Newcastle seems to be quite similar from the content but less reputation than leeds, much less tuition fees and not as exciting of a city as Leeds - and also so much further away from London, where most grad interviews take place...
Manchester has by far the best reputation out of the three and a fantastic business school but not as many specialised modules in international marketing affairs but more overall optional course choices. Manchester has no CIM accreditation like the others and costs £1000 less than Leeds. Also Manchester has excellent links to world class business schools and there is an option to go to one of them in semester 2... Manchester as a city is pretty boring and the university is scattered unattractively within the city centre.

The only thing that really speaks for Newcastle is the price. Between Leeds and Manchester it's a tough choice and if I'd get accepted to Manchester as well, I wouldn't know which one to pick, Leeds or Manchester? Any opinions?

I might also apply at KCL but it's unlikely that I make the minimum requirement. I've been waiting forever for them to email me back. I also keep wondering about St Andrews, as I live close and really love the town and the uni's reputation, but when looking at the course content and comparing it to Leeds or Newcastle it's rather disappointing and it's an MLitt which I assume will internationally be less regarded than an MSc....

If the decision was between KCL, Leeds and Manchester it gets even more complicated :frown: