Economics MSc - which one is best?

I'm an international (EU) student and I applied to four universities for a master in Economics: Nottingham, Bristol, St Andrews and Durham. Actually I wasn't so sure I would get an offer, but I have very quickly received one from Nottingham. Now I expect to hear from the others in the following weeks. Can I have some opinions on these unis? I can't come visit, so I would really like some more insight. Keep in mind I'm not interested in Finance or Management, it's really (Macro)economics. Plus I don't really care about the nightlife, I'm going there to study.

Study is your only objective, why not take a look at the course structures and modules and choose the one you like most?

You are right, I didn't specify. I have already done that when selecting the courses I applied to, so I like all of them with a slight preference for Nottingham and St Andrews. What I would really like to know now is the kind of people that go there, employability and/or PhD perspectives, student life, etc. As I said I don't care about the nightlife, but I still want and need to socialise.

I'm an international (EU) student and I applied to four universities for a master in Economics: Nottingham, Bristol, St Andrews and Durham. Actually I wasn't so sure I would get an offer, but I have very quickly received one from Nottingham. Now I expect to hear from the others in the following weeks. Can I have some opinions on these unis? I can't come visit, so I would really like some more insight. Keep in mind I'm not interested in Finance or Management, it's really (Macro)economics. Plus I don't really care about the nightlife, I'm going there to study.

Hello @Veroo_!
Congratulations of your offers!
It is genuinely a tough call to decide as you cannot come to visit them in person. Nonetheless, you main two choices are solid!
Nottingham is strong at postgraduate level and MSc Economics program here is definitely on the technical side. If you like theory (like macro as you mentioned) and enjoy working with data, it’s a good fit, I believe. You will do a lot of modeling and econometrics, which is great if you are aiming for a research role later on.
One thing to be aware of is that Nottingham as a city is pretty relaxed — more of a mid-sized student town than a bustling city like Bristol. But if nightlife is not a priority, that should not be an issue. What stands out more is that the campus itself is really green and open, which can be a nice change from city-center unis.
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask if you have more specific questions.
All the best,
Abian.

If you have any specific questions, I've got a MSc & PhD in economics and currently work as a macroeconomist in London so I might be able to help. Equally, I have a good friend that did Nottingham's MSc course about 3yrs ago so I may be able to offer some insight there too.

I'll keep that in mind if I have any more questions! For now, would you say any if these universities has a particularly stronger reputation than the others? For example Nottingham is quite well ranked, so would I miss out on a good opportunity if I end up choosing something else?

I think it's important to recognise the distinction between a university's overall reputation/reputation for economics Vs the reputation for postgrad economics. Typically people can significantly upgrade the quality of university when moving from undergrad to postgrad.
St Andrews and Durham are great unis, but they're not really on the map for postgrad economics. Bristol and Notts are better, personally I think Notts is the best option - particularly for macro as they have some decent relevant modules (adv macro/monetary/macroeconometrics).
To be honest though, if you can get offers from these places, it's likely that you could also get offers from unis a bit above this level like Warwick and UCL. So if you haven't applied to these and the finances aren't the dominant constraint, I'd recommend submitting a couple of applications to these sort of unis too.