BSc Business Analytics
About this course
BSc in Business Analytics, a business and management degree centered on quantitative methods and corporate strategy. Core topics include Programming, Data Analysis, Statistics, Research Methods, Project Management, Financial Analysis, Accounting, Marketing, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Global & Comparative Perspective. The curriculum combines core modules in data handling, programming, and statistical analysis with studies in the broader business environment. The first year establishes core foundations through Economics for Management, Fundamentals of Marketing, Statistics for Business, Programming for Business Analytics, and Discovering Management Theory. Students can also choose optional modules such as Introduction to Accounting or Introduction to Finance. The second year advances into specialized competencies through Operations Management, Human Resource Management, Business Analytics in Practice, Database Technologies for Business Analytics, and Marketing Analytics, alongside optional choices like Consumer Behaviour.
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Entry requirements
A level: AAB. IB: 34/665.
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Admissions (2022 entry, home applicants)
Offer rate 41%: 12 offers from 29 applications, from the university's Freedom of Information return.
What students say
Based on about 14 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 81%
- Learning opportunities: 77%
- Assessment and feedback: 84%
- Academic support: 92%
- Organisation and management: 83%
- Learning resources: 93%
- Student voice: 74%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 30 students who started
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 16 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 55%
- Working and studying: 20%
- Unemployed: 15%
Most common jobs
- Business and public service associate professionals: 30%
- Elementary occupations: 20%
- Finance Professionals: 15%
- Administrative occupations: 5%
- Protective service occupations: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 45%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 45%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 25%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 310 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 1%
- North West: 2%
- Yorkshire and the Humber: 1%
- East Midlands: 1%
- West Midlands: 3%
- East of England: 6%
- London: 38%
- South East: 27%
- South West: 15%
- Wales: 2%
- Scotland: 3%
Who gets in
Based on about 25 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- A levels: 60%
- Baccalaureate: 15%
- Access course: 5%
- Other HE qualification: 25%
Accreditation & quality ratings
TEF 2023 (whole university): Gold overall, Gold for student experience, Gold for student outcomes.
Modules
- Economics for Management
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Statistics for Business
- Programming for Business Analytics
- Discovering Management Theory
- Discovering Skills for Management
- Introduction to Accounting
- Introduction to Finance
- Introduction to Econometrics
- Social and Professional Issues of the Information Age
- Introduction to Social Data
- Operations Management
- Human Resource Management
- Business Analytics in Practice
- Database Technologies for Business Analytics
- Marketing Analytics
- Consumer Behaviour
- Leadership: Challenges and Practice
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BSc Business Analytics at University of Exeter earn?
The median salary is £39,000 after 3 years, £55,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £39,500 and £71,500. The £55,000 median after five years is £23,000 more than the UK median for Business studies.
What do graduates of BSc Business Analytics at University of Exeter do next?
80% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BSc Business Analytics at University of Exeter?
81% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BSc Business Analytics at University of Exeter?
The typical offer is AAB at A level. The average entrant had 148 UCAS points.
What is the offer rate for BSc Business Analytics at University of Exeter?
41% of home applicants received an offer for 2022 entry: 12 offers from 29 applications, according to the university's Freedom of Information return.
Does BSc Business Analytics at University of Exeter include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional placement year and an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BSc Business Analytics at University of Exeter?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.