Rankings & key facts

The ICMA Centre is consistently ranked amongst the top institutions for finance both nationally and globally.

Masters degrees in Finance

Our Finance programmes are taught at the ICMA Centre with a practice centred approach incorporated into our teaching, as students are exposed to industry experts and contemporary case-studies.

Our state-of-the-art dealing rooms include over 100 terminals equipped with Bloomberg and Refinitiv Eikon, where students can learn about real-life market settings. Several leading professional bodies such as the CFA, CISI, GARP and ICS validate our programmes and offer exam exemptions to our students. The Masters in Finance is one of our longest established Finance programmes and offers an applied and interactive approach.

7th in the UK (46th in the World)

for Masters in Finance
(Financial Times 2026)

1st in the UK

for international course experience in Masters in Finance
(Financial Times 2026)

3rd in the UK (25th in the World)

For average salary percentage increase after graduating from Masters in Finance
(Financial Times 2026)

1st in the UK

for carbon footprint credentials in Masters in Finance
(Financial Times 2026)

Undergraduate degrees in Finance

15th in UK

for overall subject in Finance
(Daily Mail League Table Guide 2026)

1st in the UK

in ‘Accounting and Finance’ for spend per student
(Guardian University Guide 2026)

19th in the UK

for Graduate Prospects in Accounting & Finance
(The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026)

Postgraduate research (PhDs) in Finance

World-leading research

Top 10% in the UK for internationally excellent and world-leading research⁶

Impacting the real world

Top 10% in the UK for reach and significance of the impact of our research on business and policy⁶

⁶Research Excellence Framework exercise 2014