Economics and Mathematics

From business to technology, finance to IT, combining economic theory with advanced maths gives you so much scope in terms of career opportunities.

Mathematics is key to solving some of the biggest economic challenges around the globe.
The ongoing drive for economic efficiency – as well as the increasing importance of technology and big data – means that mathematics continues to have a significant impact on how the world works.
Delivered jointly by the School of Mathematics and the Leeds University Business School, this degree will equip you with an invaluable multidisciplinary skill set across both subjects in everything from econometrics and macroeconomics to probability and calculus.
This gives you the transferable skills to confidently provide crucial, expert insights for businesses everywhere.
Because these are core subjects highly sought after by many industries worldwide, our graduates' career options have taken them everywhere from BP and Amazon to Goldman Sachs, HSBC and the UK’s Government Actuary’s Department.

Student profile: Naomi Woerlen

''I personally quite enjoyed the fact that my course was joint honours as it provided the variety that I was looking for in my studies. It also ensured that my career options were kept slightly wider open than if I had taken the single honours route.''

Naomi Woerlen, Economics and Mathematics BSc (Industrial)

Why study at Leeds:

• We have one of the largest mathematics research departments in the UK: This feeds directly into the curriculum, shaping your learning with the latest innovations.

• Our triple-accredited Leeds University Business School is also home to the Applied Institute for Research in Economics.

• Benefit from cross-Faculty expertise: Learn from academics from both the School of Mathematics and Leeds University Business School.

• Tailor your degree: Choose from extensive optional modules in everything from corporate strategy, behavioural economics and public regulation to statistical modelling and stochastic calculus.

• Use specialist facilities: You can access facilities from both the School of Mathematics and Leeds University Business School.

• Access support from day one: You'll have small tutorial groups in your first year, regular one-to-one meetings with academic staff and dedicated workspaces like the Mathematics Active Learning Lab.

• Broaden your experience: Before you graduate, enhance your career prospects with our industrial placement opportunities or study abroad programmes.

• Meet your maths community: Outside the classroom, join our student society MathSoc.

Rankings and awards

Top 100 in the world, QS World University Rankings 2026
Top 10 in the UK for Economics, Complete University Guide 2026

Where this degree could take you

Here’s an insight into the job roles some of our most recent graduates have obtained:

• Quantitative Analyst, Aldermore Bank

• Business Intelligence Engineer, Amazon

• Strategy & Portfolio Analyst, BP

• Chartered Accountant Trainee, Crowe Clark Whitehill

• Corporate Finance - Restructuring Services, Deloitte

• Audit Associate, Ernst & Young

• Credit Risk Analyst, SEFE Energy

• Management Accountant, Goldman Sachs

• Trainee Actuary, Government Actuary's Department

• Technology Analyst, HSBC Global Banking and Markets

• Investment Operations Associate, Partners Capital

• Associate, Business Recovery Services, PwC

• Financial Analyst, Rothschild

Career support

Top 10 most targeted for 10+ years by the UK's leading employers, The Graduate Market 2026, High Fliers Research

At Leeds, we help you to prepare for your future from day one.

Our Careers Service has the global expertise and sector-spanning industry partnerships that, combined, go way beyond simply helping you get a job. They provide you with the resources you need to upskill and achieve the future you aspire towards – even in the face of lightning-paced change.