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Business and finance careers typically demand an economics-focused perspective. Our MSc Financial and Business Economics program enables students to explore the fundamental economic theories behind finance and business while gaining practical insights into their real-world applications.
Our academic excellence is demonstrated through consistent publications in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, Econometrica, and Review of Economic Studies.
Following your master's degree, you might choose to pursue advanced research many Essex alumni opt to continue their academic journey with us.
This program equally equips students for professional careers, with recent data indicating that postgraduate degree holders have greater success securing managerial or professional positions.
Throughout the course, you'll cultivate essential career skills including statistical analysis, mathematical methods, research capabilities, analytical thinking, and economic modeling.
Our alumni frequently secure positions as financial analysts, management consultants, government advisors, and banking economists across various financial institutions.
Graduates have launched careers with leading organizations including: PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Ernst & Young
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