Manchester, Nottingham, or Birmingham For Economics?

I've gotten offers from Manchester and Birmingham for Economics (still waiting on Nottingham), but I can't decide which one to firm. The deadline is still ages away, but I wanted to ask which one people would recommend. I ideally want to go into the Civil Service as an economist, but employability is pretty important to me for whatever university I choose. I think Nottingham is the most highly ranked for Economics out of the three, but I've heard it might be having financial difficulties? Any opinion is appreciated! Thanks!

Definitely between Manchester and Nottingham. You will need to visit them, and watch videos of their campuses on YouTube, as they look very different. As a general guide, Nottingham is slightly better for Economics, but Manchester has a much higher international ranking as a whole, as is regarded as a top 10 UK university.

I've visited both unis and thought they were both nice (I'm not particularly picky about where I live). Would you say that international rankings are more important than subject rankings? Would employers be more receptive to a degree from Manchester compared to Nottingham?

I've gotten offers from Manchester and Birmingham for Economics (still waiting on Nottingham), but I can't decide which one to firm. The deadline is still ages away, but I wanted to ask which one people would recommend. I ideally want to go into the Civil Service as an economist, but employability is pretty important to me for whatever university I choose. I think Nottingham is the most highly ranked for Economics out of the three, but I've heard it might be having financial difficulties? Any opinion is appreciated! Thanks!

For economics: Notts > Manchester > Birmingham.
Difference betting Notts and Manchester isn't so large that if you have a strong preference for Manchester on criteria beyond the course, it shouldn't dissuade you from Manchester. I personally think Notts has strong rep in economics, finance, consulting careers in London - given Manchester is a surprisingly large uni, you don't tend to see many people from there in front office roles.
The international rankings don't really matter I only *might* come into play if you're planning on working abroad. In reality, if you're planning on working in the US, Europe, ME or places like Singapore/HK, most probably won't have heard of either Manchester or Nottingham. And the international rankings use tend to use student numbers as one of their calculation inputs, so it tends to make Manchester look more favourable than it likely is.

The THES World ranking uses the % of international students at a uni as one of the metrics, not the total number of students that are enrolled. Also, a correction is made for the size of a university. Manchester clearly benefits from the football clubs based there to put it on the map abroad.

I've gotten offers from Manchester and Birmingham for Economics (still waiting on Nottingham), but I can't decide which one to firm. The deadline is still ages away, but I wanted to ask which one people would recommend. I ideally want to go into the Civil Service as an economist, but employability is pretty important to me for whatever university I choose. I think Nottingham is the most highly ranked for Economics out of the three, but I've heard it might be having financial difficulties? Any opinion is appreciated! Thanks!

I've gotten offers from Manchester and Birmingham for Economics (still waiting on Nottingham), but I can't decide which one to firm. The deadline is still ages away, but I wanted to ask which one people would recommend. I ideally want to go into the Civil Service as an economist, but employability is pretty important to me for whatever university I choose. I think Nottingham is the most highly ranked for Economics out of the three, but I've heard it might be having financial difficulties? Any opinion is appreciated! Thanks!

If I were you I would go for Manchester - I had an offer at Nottingham but they cancelled my course a few weeks later because they couldn’t afford to run it anymore. 😣 Maybe not a good sign