🇬🇧 Best Accounting Programs in United Kingdom by ROI
Ranked by ROI score — net salary after rent and living costs, weighted by graduation rate, relative to total degree tuition. Salary figures are median graduate earnings from government data (2026).
| # | University | ROI | Salary (£) | Payback | Tuition (£/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Trent University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 45.9 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 2 | Ulster University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 45.9 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 3 | University of Bradford Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 44.1 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 4 | University of Salford Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 43.5 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £17,000 |
| 5 | Coventry University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 43.3 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £18,000 |
| 6 | Queen's University Belfast Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 40.0 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £21,000 |
| 7 | Swansea University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 40.0 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £20,000 |
| 8 | University of Surrey Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 39.1 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 9 | Cardiff University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 38.2 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 10 | Aston University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 37.3 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 11 | Aston University Finance and Financial Management Services. | 37.3 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 12 | Heriot-Watt University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 37.3 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £22,000 |
| 13 | University of Leeds Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 37.0 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £23,000 |
| 14 | University of Sheffield Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 36.5 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £23,000 |
| 15 | Loughborough University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 36.3 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 16 | University of Birmingham Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 35.4 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 17 | University of Nottingham Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 35.4 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 18 | University of Glasgow Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 35.2 | £30,000 | 3 yrs | £25,000 |
| 19 | Newcastle University Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 35.0 | £30,000 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 20 | University of Edinburgh Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 35.0 | £30,000 | 3 yrs | £26,000 |
| 21 | University of Manchester Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 34.4 | £30,000 | 3 yrs | £25,000 |
| 22 | University of Bristol Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 34.2 | £30,000 | 3 yrs | £26,000 |
| 23 | University of Warwick Finance and Financial Management Services. | 34.1 | £30,000 | 3 yrs | £27,000 |
| 24 | University of Warwick Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 34.1 | £30,000 | 3 yrs | £27,000 |
| 25 | University of Exeter Finance and Financial Management Services. | 34.0 | £30,000 | 3 yrs | £25,000 |