KCl or University of Manchester

Hi there

I certainly wouldn't say KCL was the obvious choice if you think you prefer the course at Manchester and it works better for you financially. They are both key things to consider when making your choice. I wouldn't say there was a significant difference in reputation between the two institutions for it to influence your choice – you'd be much better served looking at who's in the faculty and whether they work and teach on areas of the subject that you're interested in.

London is obviously significantly bigger than Manchester and so has a much larger economy, but Manchester is still the third city in England and is hardly small or lacking in networking or job opportunities. Depending on where you are in life you wouldn't necessarily have to stay in Manchester or London afterwards anyway.

Hello, thank you for responding!
Just wanted to ask...when applying for jobs..do recruiters look at the reputation of your uni? Would graduating from KCL give me any kind of priority since it has better reputation?

Generally, no – albeit there are a small number of industries/companies who do. Do you know what you were looking to go into after this course?

(Also I'm not sure I'd say that KCL necessarily has a better reputation. Manchester is also a very reputable university!)

Yeah. I would like to apply for HR roles. Talent Acquisition, Consulting roles also are something I would be interested in.
(Oh ookay! Gotcha)

Hi! I am facing the same problem 🤣Having a hard time choosing between University of Manchester and KCL (same program). May I know if you’ve made a decision? I’m also an international student from Taiwan. Thanks!

It's not a sector that is known for being picky about reputation of the uni, to my knowledge.

And yes, unless there's something very specific to the individual courses you're looking at, any difference between the reputation of KCL and Manchester is so marginal as to be meaningless.

Oh hey!! Congratulations on your offer.
Yeah, I have decided to go ahead with Uni of Manchester after a lot of research. I have reached out to current students from both the universities and the ones at KCL are not that satisfied with their curriculum in particular. The course at UoM is much more interesting and it actually incorporates core Organisational Behaviour topics whereas according to the feedback that i got from KCL students, the course at KCL focuses very little on the organisational aspects and more on the generic mental health concepts.