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Top Universities in Economics in United Kingdom: 68 Ranked Universities in 2026

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London Business School

London, United Kingdom +1•4,05 Reviews

#7

Economics Worldwide

•Top 20.8% Global Rank

7 PhDs On-campus

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Peking University

Oxford, United Kingdom +1•4,210 Reviews

#56

Economics Worldwide

•Top 0.3% Global Rank

9 PhDs On-campus

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University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom +3•4,3133 Reviews

#59

Economics Worldwide

•Top 1.4% Global Rank

26 PhDs On-campus Online

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Imperial

London, United Kingdom +1•4,246 Reviews

#61

Economics Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

26 PhDs On-campus Online

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The University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom +6•4,095 Reviews

#64

Economics Worldwide

•Top 0.6% Global Rank

190 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom +2•4,347 Reviews

#70

Economics Worldwide

•Top 1.3% Global Rank

91 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Essex

Colchester, United Kingdom +2•4,188 Reviews

#73

Economics Worldwide

•Top 6% Global Rank

94 PhDs On-campus Online

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Trinity College Dublin

Belfast, United Kingdom +1•4,2100 Reviews

#78

Economics Worldwide

•Top 2.1% Global Rank

2 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Reading

Reading, United Kingdom •4,130 Reviews

#84

Economics Worldwide

•Top 3.9% Global Rank

63 PhDs On-campus Online

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Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom +4•4,1118 Reviews

#87

Economics Worldwide

•Top 1.8% Global Rank

46 PhDs On-campus Online

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Brunel University of London

London, United Kingdom +3•4,0135 Reviews

#108

Economics Worldwide

•Top 5.9% Global Rank

73 PhDs On-campus Online

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Newcastle University

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom +3•4,281 Reviews

#118

Economics Worldwide

•Top 2.2% Global Rank

76 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, United Kingdom +2•4,092 Reviews

#152

Economics Worldwide

•Top 8% Global Rank

25 PhDs On-campus Online

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Aston University

Birmingham, United Kingdom +1•4,3100 Reviews

#154

Economics Worldwide

•Top 8.7% Global Rank

24 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Strathclyde

Glasgow, United Kingdom +8•4,147 Reviews

#164

Economics Worldwide

•Top 5.5% Global Rank

42 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Aberdeen

Aberdeen, United Kingdom +1•4,467 Reviews

#167

Economics Worldwide

•Top 3.2% Global Rank

42 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Greenwich

Blackheath, United Kingdom +3•4,2107 Reviews

#198

Economics Worldwide

•Top 10.6% Global Rank

23 PhDs On-campus Online

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London School of Economics and Political Science

London, United Kingdom +10•4,474 Reviews

#248

Economics Worldwide

•Top 1.5% Global Rank

34 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom +1•4,455 Reviews

#256

Economics Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

99 PhDs On-campus Online

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University of Oxford

Oxford, United Kingdom •4,1112 Reviews

#257

Economics Worldwide

•Top 0.1% Global Rank

114 PhDs On-campus Online

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