Your postgraduate Health Economics offer-holder hub

Congratulations on your offer to study Health Economics at the University of Birmingham! This is your dedicated subject hub where you will find important information about your course before you start!

Why study Health Economics at Birmingham?

  • Diverse cohort – You’ll be learning with professionals from a vast array of work environments, locations and backgrounds who can share their knowledge and experience of the industry.
  • Flexible learning – Our programmes offers a wide variety of module options creating a flexible degree to suit your needs.
  • MSc Intercalation – Our MSc Health Economics and Health Policy programme can be taken as an intercalated option for those studying MBChB Medicine and Surgery at another institution.

Don't forget to accept your offer and pay your deposit

We are so excited to welcome you onto this programme and for you to start your studies at Birmingham.

If you're an international student, you are required to pay a non-refundable tuition fee deposit of £3,000. Your deposit not only secures your place but also marks the beginning of a life enhancing experience with us.

The deposit payment will be deducted from the tuition fee at registration. You will be required to pay this deposit before your offer can progress and you can register with us.

You can follow the link in your applicant portal to pay this deposit.

  • Benefit from our Department of Economics

    At Birmingham, we draw on the knowledge and experience from all of our staff and colleges. That’s why some of the modules on our health economics programmes are taught by the Department of Economics, who sit within our world-class Birmingham Business School.

    Department of Economics

Birmingham: A Top Choice for Graduate Employability

We’re proud to be the UK university most targeted by the country’s leading graduate employers (The Graduate Market in 2025 High Fliers report).

A MSc in Health Economics is ideal is you're wishing to embark on a career as a health economist in industry, the health service or academia. 

Our graduates have gone on to work in hospitals, research, universities, health insurance corporations, pharmaceutical companies, governmental bodies, as well as international organisations.

What do our MSc Health Economics graduates do?

MSc Health Economics graduates are driving real change, shaping health systems, advancing economic modelling, and improving access to care around the world.

They’ve landed roles at top organisations like AstraZeneca, the NHS, MSD, and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

From Health Economists to Senior Associates, Research Fellows to Public Health Managers, their careers show how this MSc opens doors to impactful, high-level roles across both public and private sectors.

  • Explore your module choices

    Find out what modules you can study as part of your degree.

    Module Handbook
  • Bruno - College of Medicine and Health student

    "I chose the University of Birmingham because it is a world-class centre for medical education and research. It is difficult to pinpoint the highlight when the whole experience is so consistently good."