76th Globally
QS World University Rankings 2026
Study Accounting, Economics, Finance, Maths
From big data to organisational behaviour, University of Birmingham will prepare you for careers across a range of sectors. Home to a global business sector and the triple-crown accredited Birmingham Business School, you’ll be studying with internationally recognised faculty and industry partners.
- #85
Global Ranking in Finance
QS Business Masters Rankings 2026
- Triple-Crown
Accredited
AMBA, EQUIS and AACSB
Established in 1902 as the Faculty of Commerce, and widely seen as the first Business School in the UK, Birmingham Business School has been leading business education for more than 100 years.
The UK's second city
Known as the UK's second city, Birmingham is home to a global business sector, major financial institutions and one of the UK's fastest-growing fintech hubs. You'll be immersed in a city driving innovation at the intersection of finance and technology.
You'll learn from research-active faculty who collaborate with industry and alumni to design programmes that address the real challenges facing accounting, finance and economics. From financial technology to natural resource economics, and everything in between.
Courses in Accounting and Finance
MSc Accounting and Finance
Accounting and finance is everchanging, stay up-to-date through guest lectures with industry leaders, professional development events, and dedicated careers and employability support.
MSc Financial Management
Explore an in-depth knowledge of corporate finance, including financial statement analysis, how to value securities and business, and financial modelling.
MSc Sustainable Finance
As global challenges like climate change and social inequality demand urgent financial solutions, sustainable finance has emerged as essential to our economic future.
MSc Money, Banking and Finance
Learn from leading academics about the economic theory of money, banking, and finance within the global economy's broader context.
MSc Financial Technology
Be part of the next generation of postgraduates in big data management, computer programming and key theories in finance with the Financial Technology MSc. Find out more.
MSc Investments
A specialist finance programme for those looking to develop the highly sought after critical, analytical and technical skills required to manage complex financial assets.
Course in Economics and Mathematics
MSc Economics, AI and Data Science
As organisations integrate large datasets into decision-making, the demand for graduates who combine economic reasoning and causal analysis with data science tools has never been greater.
MSc Economics
Specialise in Behavioural & Experimental, Development, and Environmental & Natural Resource Economics. Build your understanding of market dynamics and how to use this to drive positive change.
MSc Financial Economics
Develop in-demand financial and economic expertise to prepare yourself for roles in investment banking, consultancy, and policy-making.
MSc Applied Mathematics
Explore the beauty of mathematics – from theoretical maths to finance, statistics and data science.
Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Econometrics (MORSE) MSc
This Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics and Econometrics (MORSE), Masters programme is aimed at a new generation of mathematicians who will work at the frontiers of many industries
Mathematical Finance MSc
The Mathematical Finance MSc, taught by School of Mathematics and Department of Economics, provides the skills that will enable graduates to apply their quantitative training to financial analysis.
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Meet our graduates
Oscar Xing
Oscar works as a General Manager & Chairman Assistant at Shanghai Imilab Technology.
Lan Yao
Lan Yao leads in healthcare innovation and rare disease advocacy, combining business insight with social impact.
Aarya Dhijith
Aarya is currently working as a PWM (Private Wealth Management) Performance Analyst (Contract via Russell Tobin) at Goldman Sachs in Bangalore, India.
Bingyu Yang
Bingyu works as a Banking Customer Service Advisor at HSBC, leveraging analytical & problem-solving skills gained from her MSc to identify trends in customer behaviour & recommend financial solutions.
Find your place at Birmingham
Home to one of the UK’s largest international student populations, with over 10,000 students from 150+ countries, and set on a 250-acre green campus named among the most beautiful in Britain (The Telegraph), the University of Birmingham is one of the top universities in UK for international students to study abroad.
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Postgraduate online events
We offer online events so you can find out about postgraduate study at Birmingham from the comfort of your home.
Postgraduate Fees and funding
We’ve put more than £33 million into student support and scholarships. We also offer a range of advice on searching for funding and managing your finances.
Postgraduate stories
Discover what it’s like to live and learn at Birmingham through the voices of our postgraduate students and alumni.