BSc (Hons) Statistics, Economics and a Language Bachelor's degree at UCL
BSc (Hons) Statistics, Economics and a Language at UCL. Statistics, Economics and a Language brings together three strands that don't often sit together on the same timetable: rigorous quantitative training in statistics, the analytical toolkit of economics, and sustained study of a foreign…
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BSc (Hons) Statistics, Economics and a Language is a Bachelor's degree (BSc (Hons)) at UCL, based in London. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Mathematical sciences graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 95% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £41,500. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Economics, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Limited evidence Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2021-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 93% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 30 modules
- Introduction to Probability and StatisticsCompulsory
- Economics 1 (Combined Studies)Compulsory
- Calculus and Linear AlgebraCompulsory
- Calculus in Several DimensionsCompulsory
- Further Probability and StatisticsCompulsory
- Introduction to Practical StatisticsCompulsory
- Arabic Level 1Optional
- Arabic Level 2Optional
- Arabic Levels 4+5: Business and Current AffairsOptional
- Arabic Level 7: Professional PurposesOptional
- Arabic Levels 5+6: Current Affairs and CultureOptional
- Dutch Level 1Optional
- Dutch Level 4Optional
- Dutch Levels 2+3Optional
- French Levels 3+4Optional
- French Levels 4+5: Business and Current AffairsOptional
- French Levels 5+6: Current Affairs and CultureOptional
- French Levels 7+7: Professional and Academic PurposesOptional
- German Level 5: Business and Current AffairsOptional
- German Levels 1+2Optional
- German Level 3: Academic Purposes - IntroductionOptional
- Italian Level 3Optional
- Italian Level 6: Current Affairs and CultureOptional
- Italian Levels 2+3Optional
- Italian Level 3: Academic Purposes - IntroductionOptional
- Japanese Level 1Optional
- Japanese Level 3Optional
- Japanese Level 7: Professional PurposesOptional
- Spanish Level 3Optional
- Spanish Levels 5+6: Current Affairs and CultureOptional
Year 2 4 modules
- Advanced Linear AlgebraCompulsory
- Probability and InferenceCompulsory
- Linear Models and the Analysis of VarianceCompulsory
- Introduction to Applied ProbabilityCompulsory
Year 3 1 modules
- Statistical InferenceCompulsory
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
The degree is structured to build statistical and economic reasoning in parallel with language study, rather than bolting the language on as an afterthought. You'll cover core theory in statistics and economics, developing the mathematical grounding needed to understand probability, inference, and economic models properly rather than superficially. Research and methods training follows, giving you the tools to design studies, analyse data and evaluate evidence critically. Applied practice then puts that theory to work on real problems, connecting classroom methods to the kinds of questions economists and statisticians actually get asked to answer. As you progress, specialist options let you steer the degree towards areas that interest you, such as particular branches of economics, statistical methods, or aspects of your chosen language. An independent project gives you the chance to work through a substantial piece of research on your own terms, drawing on everything you've learned. Professional skills are woven through the course too, helping you translate technical ability into the kind of communication, teamwork and workplace competence that employers actually look for.
Who it's for
This course tends to suit people who enjoy working with numbers but don't want to give up on language and culture to do so. If you're someone who finds satisfaction in solving a well-posed statistical problem, but also gets a kick out of reading, speaking or writing in another language, the combination will feel less like a compromise and more like the right fit. It's a demanding path: you'll be juggling technical, quantitative modules alongside language classes that require regular practice and genuine commitment, so a degree of discipline and time-management matters as much as raw aptitude. Curiosity about how economies work, patience for statistical reasoning, and a real interest in language learning - rather than just wanting a language on your CV - will all serve you well. Many entrants arrive with A-levels or their equivalent, most commonly in the 160-175 UCAS tariff range, though this reflects what previous students held rather than a fixed requirement. Studying in London, within a large and research-oriented university community, also suits those who want access to a wide range of academic and extracurricular opportunities alongside their core studies.
Careers & job market
Graduates of Economics courses nationally have a reasonably strong record of moving into work or further study: 87% are in one or the other 15 months after graduating, and 75% of those in work are in roles classed as highly skilled. These figures relate to Economics graduates across the UK, not specifically to this course, but they give a sense of the destinations this kind of quantitative, language-inclusive training can lead to. National earnings data (Graduate Outcomes/LEO) for relevant graduates show starting salaries typically between £26,500 and £35,000 fifteen months after graduating, rising to a range of £26,775 to £37,800 after three years, and £36,125 to £51,000 after five years. These are national figures across many employers and roles, not guarantees tied to this particular degree, but they illustrate how earnings for this kind of graduate profile can develop over time. The RSS accreditation adds a further, concrete credential for those aiming at statistics-focused careers, since it supports eligibility for Graduate Statistician status. Continuation rates are also worth noting: 92% of students nationally on comparable courses continue past their first year, a reasonable indicator of how manageable the transition into this kind of study tends to be.
University & format
UCL is a Russell Group institution based in London, founded in 1826, with around 23,250 students in total, giving you access to a genuinely large and varied academic community. The university holds a Silver award for teaching quality under the Office for Students' TEF 2023 framework, and as a recognised UK degree-awarding body, the qualification you receive is nationally recognised. This BSc (Hons) runs full-time over three years, taught in English. The course code for UCAS applications is LG13.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
The provider publishes contextual-offer information. Eligibility and any reduced offer are applicant-specific.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 75% |
| another higher-education qualification | 10% |
| a Baccalaureate | 9% |
| Other | 3% |
| a previous degree | 2% |
| No / unknown prior qualifications | 1% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students typically held strong UCAS tariffs. Check how your predicted grades compare and whether a contextual offer applies.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code LG13). One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at UCL →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
We only display a named award when its provider source identifies the award and who it is for.
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Careers & earnings
What Economics graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £41,500 | £33,000 – £60,000 | 25 |
| 3 years after | £41,500 | £33,000 – £54,000 | 105 |
| 5 years after | £57,000 | £41,000 – £76,000 | 105 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Limited evidence. Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2021-23.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Graduate roleFirst role after the degree · 0–2 yrs
- 2Specialist / PractitionerWorking in economics · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior / LeadLeading work and people · 5–10 yrs
- 4Head of / ExpertSenior leadership or deep expertise · 10+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Economics nationally
National figures for Economics graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Limited evidence. Published sample: 25; treat comparisons cautiously. Cohort 2021-23. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Economics courses at the same study level.
Compared with 594 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Business, Research and Administrative ProfessionalsSOC 2020 243 · 25% of published destinations · ASHE median £48,746
- Information Technology ProfessionalsSOC 2020 213 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £55,357
- Finance ProfessionalsSOC 2020 242 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £47,173
- Managers, directors and senior officialsSOC 2020 1 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £51,733
- Business and public service associate professionalsSOC 2020 35 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £38,760
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 50; response rate: 50%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Economics graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- Routine information gathering
- First-draft writing and summaries
- Standard analysis and admin
- Repetitive processing tasks
More human than ever
- Judgement and original thinking
- Working with and leading people
- Owning and sense-checking AI output
- Ethics and accountability
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Economics graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Banks & consultancies
- Bank of England
- Government Economic Service
- Think tanks
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Economics graduates.
Economics Associate / Director - ManchesterPegasus GroupEconomics Graduate AssistantSt Edward's School, OxfordEconomics ExaminersEduqasEconomics SpecialistVella RecruitmentEconomics AnalystOFWATEconomics PhD Scholarship (ESRC-Funded)Royal Holloway, University of LondonIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £41,500. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.9 out of 10: NSS 84% · in work or study 90% · continued 93%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
University College London
Social sciences across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around London
12,829 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Economics right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to UCL from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by UCL; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check UCL’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with UCL and gov.uk before you apply.
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