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🇬🇧 Best Economics 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 | University of Leeds Economics. | 39.0 | £31,675 | 2 yrs | £23,000 |
| 2 | University of Nottingham Economics. | 37.4 | £31,675 | 2 yrs | £24,000 |
| 3 | University of Edinburgh Economics. | 37.0 | £31,675 | 3 yrs | £26,000 |
| 4 | University of Manchester Economics. | 36.3 | £31,675 | 2 yrs | £25,000 |
| 5 | University of Bristol Economics. | 36.1 | £31,675 | 3 yrs | £26,000 |
| 6 | University of Warwick Economics. | 36.0 | £31,675 | 3 yrs | £27,000 |
| 7 | University of Cambridge Economics. | 27.7 | £31,675 | 4 yrs | £37,000 |
| 8 | University of Oxford Economics. | 26.3 | £31,675 | 4 yrs | £39,000 |