Economics graduate destinations

Many of our Economics/Business Management and Economics/Banking and Finance graduates go into jobs related to their degree specialism. Examples of careers include:

• Banking (Commercial, Investment, Retails)
• Broking (Investment and Insurance)
• Economist (Analyst, policy adviser, researcher, teacher of)
• Financial or Investment Analyst
• Financial Planning and Wealth Management
• Government (Diplomat, Economic Analyst)
• Insurance (Underwriter, Analyst and Adviser)
• Risk Management.

Thanks to the transferable skills and experiences they develop through our courses, they also find careers in:

• Business and Law
• Consultancy
• Diplomatic Service (Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office)
• Project Management
• Research
• Royal Air Force
• Sales
• Teaching.

Some graduates also develop varied portfolio careers or becomes self-employed.

Graduates work with leading public and private sector organisations across the country, as well as small to medium-sized enterprises. We have employer partners who shape our courses, ensuring they are distinctive, future-facing and practice-led. Our partners also advise students on careers and provide internships or work experience. Graduates find jobs with our partners as well as these leading employers:

• Boeing
• Civil Service
• Dyson
• Deloitte
• HMRC
• Nationwide
• Network Rail
• Ofgem
• ONS
• PwC
• Royal Air Force
• The Welsh Government
• University Hospitals Bristol NHS Trust

Economics students frequently continue their professional development with postgraduate study either through Professional Bodies or through Masters courses to hone their skills and knowledge in economics, banking and finance, financial technology, management and business administration.

Recognised by industry

Our programmes benefit from exemptions from different professional bodies, including CIMA. Students also have the opportunity to gain the Bloomberg Trading Certificate alongside their studies.

Find out more about our Economics courses

See more information about UWE Bristol's excellent university rankings and reputation.

Careers and enterprise information and advice is embedded from the moment our students arrive, starting with a careers fair during Starting Block (induction) and continuing throughout their degree, meeting employers, working with our careers and enterprise team, and planning their professional development with their Academic Personal Tutors.

By the time our students graduate, they are well equipped with the experience, networks and skills to succeed in their chosen careers.

Specialist careers support

Sector-specific careers advice is delivered for each department, with embedded teaching and learning classes delivered by the Careers and Enterprise Team. Daily careers drop-ins, workshops on skills such as interviews, assessment centres and networking, the online Careers Toolkit, and one-to-one coaching appointments with our dedicated Careers team, all provide outstanding support to students. The extensive UWE Bristol InfoHub vacancy search engine provides access to hundreds of graduate opportunities, whilst employer-led workshops with companies such as PWC and Lloyds Banking Group, and industry insight and networking events, give students the opportunity to engage with employers directly. Once our students graduate, we provide free careers support to alumni for a further three years.

Placements and work experience

Relevant work experience is vital in today's competitive jobs market. Our award winning careers service provides one-to-one support to help students gain relevant and career enhancing experience that fits their future plans.

All of our programmes provide the opportunity to complete a one-year industrial sandwich placement and this often leads to a permanent graduate role with the placement employer. Find out about placements. Students are also able to gain employability skills through a study year abroad with one of our many international partners, shorter local internship opportunities, volunteering in the UK and overseas, and UWE Bristol-based positions such as Student Ambassadors, Student Representatives and PAL Leaders. In their final year, students on our programmes undertake a compulsory module to enhance their employability skills, strengthen their CV and boost their confidence and networking skills.

Strong business skills

Enterprise skills are embedded in all our programmes and many of our graduates go on to become entrepreneurs, so we give them a head start while they're here. Through innovation and enterprise workshops and events, small business competitions, pop up shops and start-up support in Launch Space incubator, we support students to develop, test and launch their business ideas with the best possible foundation for success.