Money, Banking and Finance BSc
AAA at A level, Maths; graduates earn a median £34,500 three years on.
Maths · 55% of entrants came with A levels · 89% stay on after year 1 · Birmingham course page, Discover Uni
What do you need to get in?
Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. A contextual offer can be lower for applicants from under-represented backgrounds; none is published for this course.
Birmingham course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile
- 1Maths
Other qualifications2
| Qualification | Typical offer | Required subjects |
|---|---|---|
| IB | 7,6,6 from the Higher Level subjects, or 6,6,6 (to include Maths). 32 overall sc7,6,6 from the Higher Level subjects, or 6,6,6 (to include Maths). 32 overall score. | Maths |
| BTEC | D*DDD*DD in Business or Information Technology | — |
What do you study?
Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.
Birmingham course page · optional modules vary by year
Year 2 · 3 core, 11 optional · 60 credits ≈ 600 hours
11 optional modules
Year 3 · 2 core, 17 optional · 60 credits ≈ 600 hours
17 optional modules
Where does it lead?
Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 290 graduates.
Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 13, 14, 23
Half of graduates earned between £28,500 and £41,500. Five years on, the median is £50,500. 92% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 81% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.
All outcome figures7
| Measure | Value | Based on |
|---|---|---|
| Continue after year 111% left | 89% | 80 |
| In work or study, 15 months on11% studying | 92% | 115 |
| Professional or managerial job | 81% | 80 |
| Pay 15 months on, median | £36,000 | 45 |
| Pay 3 years on, median | £34,500 | 290 |
| Pay 5 years on, median | £50,500 | 315 |
What does it cost?
Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.
Birmingham fees page · source
About £29,370 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £26,400 a year (2026/27).
What do students say?
NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 89% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.
National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 55 students answered
Highest: 95% agreed on question 3; lowest: 79% on question 14.
All questions26
| Question | Agree |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 86% |
| Question 2 | 84% |
| Question 3 | 95% |
| Question 4 | 95% |
| Question 5 | 84% |
| Question 6 | 91% |
| Question 7 | 88% |
| Question 8 | 93% |
| Question 9 | 80% |
| Question 10 | 80% |
| Question 11 | 86% |
| Question 12 | 91% |
| Question 13 | 93% |
| Question 14 | 79% |
| Question 15 | 95% |
| Question 16 | 87% |
| Question 17 | 91% |
| Question 18 | 89% |
| Question 19 | 91% |
| Question 20 | 93% |
| Question 21 | 93% |
| Question 22 | 89% |
| Question 23 | 89% |
| Question 24 | 84% |
| Question 25 | 93% |
| Question 26 | 95% |
Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.
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