Bath, Bristol or Warwick for Economics?

Can anyone advise me on which uni from the title they’d choose for economics. All have the same entry requirements so it would be based more on uni experience, graduate prospects etc. Warwick and Bristol are both Russell group unis but bath is still ranked highly on league tables.

If anyone has actually studied economics at any of these unis or could give me an insight to uni life it would be much appreciated!

warwick > bristol > bath

Warwick > Bristol = Bath

Thanks for this rating. Is there any reason why u picked that order?

According to High Fliers, these are the top 10 targeted universities for 2020-21:

1. Birmingham
2. Manchester
3. University College London
4. Nottingham
5. Leeds
6. Warwick
7. Bristol
8. Cambridge
9. Oxford
10. Imperial College London

Obviously these rankings change but I'd say the top 10 are usually the same each year, give or take a few, and a quick google search will show you the findings for previous years. As you can see, Warwick is 6th and Bristol is 7th and page 27 shows a table with the top 20 whereby Bath is 17th. That might help you get a perspective about graduate prospects!

If you're an extremely high achieving student with exceptional talent in maths, then definitely Warwick for Econ as its Econ. You could also consider MORSE which is known to be an insanely difficult and valuable degree. If, however, maths isn't your forté, then definitely consider somewhere else with less focus on maths. Consider location too!

Is high fliers rankings just based on graduate prospects?

According to High Fliers, these are the top 10 targeted universities for 2020-21:

1. Birmingham
2. Manchester
3. University College London
4. Nottingham
5. Leeds
6. Warwick
7. Bristol
8. Cambridge
9. Oxford
10. Imperial College London

Obviously these rankings change but I'd say the top 10 are usually the same each year, give or take a few, and a quick google search will show you the findings for previous years. As you can see, Warwick is 6th and Bristol is 7th and page 27 shows a table with the top 20 whereby Bath is 17th. That might help you get a perspective about graduate prospects!

I'd take these rankings with a pinch of salt, how 'targeted' unis are in rankings like these are determined by the number of firms that visit campus recruitment fairs. This is heavily influenced by the size of the university and the number of students, hence why places like Manchester and Birmingham are top. It would be more accurate to focus on the proportion of students that get into these top firms rather than how many visit the uni.

In terms of your question, for economics Warwick is one of the top5 in the UK and has been for at least a decade or two (along with LSE, Oxbridge and UCL). This means that it's amassed a very good department and so can attract top students, as a result, lots of firms want to hire there.

The other two unis are still great, just not quite on the same level as Warwick. I've worked with economics grads from the three unis you've mentioned, all have been fantastic, the only noticeable difference is the Warwick students are a tiny bit more quantitative.

Warwick, hands down