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Careers and Employability

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Careers and Employability

Completing an Economics MSc is a great way to enhance your career prospects, and the high quality reputation of our courses makes our graduates highly sought after by employers.

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*89% of our postgraduate taught graduates went on to graduate-level work, graduate-level study or both

within 15 months of course completion in 2021/22 (with 24% response rate)

*Derived from the Graduate Outcomes Survey. Contains HESA data: copyright Jisc 2024. Jisc cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions derived by third parties from its data.

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Skills Development

At Warwick, alongside your studies, there are many opportunities to develop attributes valued by employers, including:

Careers Workshops

Join dedicated career workshops for economics students that cover some of the popular career options and the skills required for these; effective job applications and other aspects of career choice development.

Careers Fairs

Career Fairs that are attended by a range of employers and institutions are organised during Autumn Term. You can also attend Sector Events in late Autumn and Spring Term.

Careers Guidance Appointments

Access career guidance appointments within the Department. These can be useful no matter what stage you are at in your career thinking. You can also attend appointment to access support on your CV and application.

Networking Opportunities

You can also take advantage of networking opportunities such as e-mentoring and LinkedIn groups, where you can make contact with a substantial group of current alumni who are keen to share information about their fields and careers

Prospects

Prospects' the national careers website for University students and recent graduates, is a useful resource and includes a list of job areas and job vacancies. Also see Target Jobs and milkround.

Further Development

View further development opportunities available to our students on our Student Experience webpages.

Career Pathways

Our MSc students go onto do great things; working in government public policy settings and in private-sector businesses as specialist economists. Some of our recent graduates have gone onto roles in a range of sectors including consultancy, finance, banking or in further academic research.

Job Titles

Some of the positions our MSc graduates have secured include:

  • Analyst
  • Bank Clerk
  • Consultant
  • Data Analyst
  • Economist
  • Intern
  • Management Trainee
  • MRes/PhD Economics
  • PhD Economics
  • Product Manager
  • Research Assistant

Graduate Employers

Some of the organisations our MSc graduates have gone on to include:

  • Bank of China
  • China Merchants Bank
  • Deloitte
  • European Central Bank
  • Frontier Economics
  • HM Treasury
  • HSBC
  • KPMG
  • World Trade Organisation
  • University of Cambridge

After Graduation

At Warwick, your connection doesn't end when you graduate. Find out more about how we continue to support our students after graduation to help them achieve their career goals.

Alumni Engagement
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Get the Student Perspective

Hear our graduates talks about the skills developed during their course and plans after graduation.