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BAEcon Economics and Social Statistics / Careers

Year of entry: 2021

Career opportunities

We are well placed to offer you a high-quality, research-led student experience that will prepare you for a career in a range of economics-related areas or further postgraduate study.

Graduates have gone on to successful careers in areas including accountancy and professional services, finance and banking, and government. Examples include:

  • Morgan Stanley;
  • KPMG;
  • Royal Bank of Canada;
  • the House of Lords;
  • the Government Economics Service;
  • BBC;
  • IBM, New Economy; and
  • Thomson Reuters.

Another popular option is postgraduate study and we offer a variety of specialist taught master's courses.

For more information, see careers and employability . 

The University has its own dedicated Careers Service that you would have full access to as a student and for two years after you graduate. At Manchester you will have access to a number of opportunities to help boost your employability .