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Economics

MA · Heriot-Watt University · 4 years

Economics

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Heriot-Watt University

AI IMPACT
MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION88%
CONTINUATION90%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 40% of the work its graduates go into (High).

The pay story

  • £32,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
  • £32,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
  • £42,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 61th percentile of 280 Economics courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).

Graduate voice

  • 90%Found their work meaningful
  • 90%Felt on track with their career
  • 60%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

  • 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
  • 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
  • 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
  • 40 / 100Sales occupations · 10% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).