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Of the 13 Public Master's Professional Accounting & Finance universities in the United Kingdom, University College London ranks highest at #9 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Manchester (QS World #35) and The Queen's University Belfast (QS World #199) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 30 courses to choose from.
13 universities · ranked best first
how we rankPublic University · 1 course in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 7 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 1 course in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 6 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 1 course in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 1 course in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 1 course in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
Public University · 2 courses in Master's Professional Accounting & Finance
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6 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #9 (University College London) to #662 (University of Portsmouth); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: University College London is cited most (67,811,539 citations). 1 university have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
13 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, England (2) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Manchester, founded in 1824. University College London is the largest, with 46,000 students.
The usual length is 1–2 years and 1 year. 91% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (95% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (62% of courses with a stated intake). University of Manchester offers the widest choice, with 7 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. University of Manchester is the least expensive at USD 34,000 a year and University College London the most at USD 42,000; the middle of the range is about USD 42,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University College London (QS World #9), University of Manchester (QS World #35) and The Queen's University Belfast (QS World #199) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, University of Manchester is the least expensive at about USD 34,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
13 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 1–2 years, with 1 year the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 95% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
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