Best unis for business & management studies across the UK

Do you have a mind for strategy and an eye for detail? Are you skilled at reading data and making informed decisions? Business & management studies is a versatile degree choice which might be suitable for your abilities and aspirations. It involves the comprehensive study of how a business, company or organisation functions, and can lead to a wide range of interesting career paths. 

There are a huge number of business & management studies related courses offered at unis throughout the UK, and interestingly, the subject is very often studied in tandem with a related field such as communication, entrepreneurship, languages and accounting. This gives a specialism to your education, allowing you to explore another skill or subject area, as well as giving you an advantage in securing employment opportunities which relate to these fields. 

Whether you’re planning on studying near your hometown or further afield, you can be confident that you’ll find a business & management studies course in your region or country. Choosing the right course can be tricky, but that’s where we come in. Our guide uses information from the Complete University Guide subject league tables to show you where the highest ranked business & management studies courses are found in each region and country of the UK.

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Best unis for business & management studies in the East Midlands 

• Loughborough University

• University of Nottingham

• University of Leicester

Best unis for business & management studies in the East of England 

• University of East Anglia UEA

• University of Essex

• University of Hertfordshire

Best unis for business & management studies in London 

• London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London

• King's College London, University of London

• UCL (University College London)

Best unis for business & management studies in North East England 

• Durham University

• Newcastle University

• Northumbria University, Newcastle

Best unis for business & management studies in North West England 

• University of Manchester

• Lancaster University

• University of Liverpool

Best unis for business & management studies in Northern Ireland 

• Queen’s University Belfast

• Ulster University

Best unis for business & management studies in Scotland 

• University of St Andrews

• The University of Edinburgh

• University of Glasgow

Best unis for business & management studies in South East England 

• University of Oxford

• University of Southampton

• University of Reading

Best unis for business & management studies in South West England 

• University of Bath

• University of Exeter

• University of Bristol

Best unis for business & management studies in Wales 

• Cardiff University

• Bangor University

• Swansea University

Best unis for business & management studies in the West Midlands 

• University of Warwick

• University of Birmingham

• Aston University, Birmingham

Best unis for business & management studies in Yorkshire and the Humber 

• University of Leeds

• University of Sheffield

• University of York

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