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Economics Graduate Outcomes

Graduate Outcomes 2021/22 for full-time UK domiciled first degree Economics graduates - 15 months after Bath.

Courses included on this page

On this page find Graduate Outcomes Survey data for 2021/22 leavers for the following course(s):

  • Economics BSc
  • Economics and Mathematics BSc
  • Economics with Politics BSc

Example job titles

  • Actuarial Analyst
  • Audit Trainee
  • Business Analyst
  • Civil Servant
  • Economist
  • Data Analyst
  • Investment Manager
  • Management Consultant
  • Oil Broker
  • Statistician
  • Sustainability Consultant

Example employers

  • Barclays
  • Blackrock Group
  • Citigroup
  • Deloitte
  • Evelyn Partners
  • EY
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Pacific Life Reinsurance
  • PwC
  • Rathbones
  • Schroders
  • UBS
  • UK Government

Response rates to survey

Response rate
Total in 2021/22 cohort 1 205
% response rate 60%

Graduate Outcomes by activity

Activity summary Percentage
Work for an employer 2 85%
Further study, training or research 4%
Self-employed/own business 2%
Other 3 4%
Unemployed 4 4%
Total 5 100%

Occupations, industries and skills

Economics degrees provide broad social sciences training in how consumer and producer choices affect resource supply and demand. Graduates develop valuable employer-sought skills including teamwork, communication, and advanced critical, analytical and quantitative abilities. Their specialist knowledge of economic principles and theory leads to diverse roles across private and public sectors.

Industries

Economics graduates work extensively in financial services, including retail, private and investment banks, asset management, accountancy firms and insurance companies. Many join professional services and consultancy firms, while others pursue careers across Civil Service departments and public sector organisations such as the NHS and education. Commercial businesses across various sectors also employ economics graduates in analytical and strategic roles.

Occupations

Economics graduates often begin in financial positions such as accountancy, actuarial work, risk analysis, investment analysis and trading. Many work as economists and consultants or move into data and technology roles including data analysis and software engineering. Other common career paths include project management, human resources, teaching, and sales and marketing positions.

Graduate Outcomes explained

The Graduate Outcomes Survey is the UK's largest social survey, capturing the activities and perspectives of graduates 15 months after graduation. The University of Bath has an excellent graduate employment record, featuring in the top ten for graduate prospects in three major national league tables 6. Read more about the survey and overall statistics for Bath's graduates on What do first degree Bath graduates do?

Source: HESA Graduate Outcomes Survey for 2021/22 leavers relating to full-time UK-domiciled first-degree University of Bath graduates, 15 months after leaving university.

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  1. Number rounded to the nearest multiple of five. ↩

  2. Includes paid and unpaid work and voluntary work.  ↩

  3. Includes developing a creative, artistic or professional portfolio, taking time out to travel, caring for someone (unpaid), retired, or doing something else.  ↩

  4. Unemployed may include those due to start work or further study.  ↩

  5. Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. Activity defined using HESA MIMPACT: identifies what the graduate considered to be their most important activity on census week. ↩

  6. 7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025, 6th in the Complete University Guide 2025, and 5th in the Guardian University Guide 2025.  ↩

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