Loughborough Business School

Postgraduate opportunities at Loughborough Business School

Master’s and taught programmes in the East Midlands, England

Discover your potential at a top-10 UK business school

Studying a master’s that encompasses the newest ideas in business is a sure-fire way to position yourself as a sought-after candidate for jobs in future-thinking organisations.

If you want to align your future success with the needs of communities and the planet, joining us on one of our master’s programmes at Loughborough Business School is one of the best ways to do it.

We’ll help you raise your game and that of purpose-led businesses too, with master’s degrees that include inspiring development opportunities and unparalleled insights through world-class research.

You’ll go away with a deep understanding of how business models can be improved for the future – supercharging your career and equipping you with the tools and confidence to become an effective and inspiring business leader.

Why Loughborough Business School?

• We’re consistently rated as a top-10 UK business school in national league tables
• Triple-accredited (AACSB, EQUIS, AMBA) ensuring the highest quality of education
• Top-150 in the world for Business and Management studies (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023)
• Scholarships available for the best candidates
• Extracurricular masterclasses and public lectures from industry speakers
• Lower living expenses than many UK cities

Taught master’s programmes

Starting in September/October each year, our highly popular one-year master’s programmes are both academically challenging and career-accelerating. Many are recognised or accredited by professional bodies, enhancing your employability further.

Management

• MSc Management
• MSc International Business
• MSc International Management (London campus)
• MSc Finance and Management – CIMA accredited
• MSc Marketing – carries CIM exemptions

Finance and Economics

• MSc Finance – CIMA accredited, CFA-affiliated
• MSc Finance and Investment – CIMA accredited, CFA-affiliated
• MSc Corporate Finance – CIMA accredited
• MSc Economics and Finance

Business Analytics and Information Systems

• MSc Information Systems and Digital Innovation
• MSc Business Analytics

Human Resource Management and Work Psychology

• MSc Human Resource Management – CIPD approved
• MSc Work Psychology – BPS accredited
• MSc Business Psychology – ABP accredited

Scholarships worth up to 20% of fees are available to high-calibre candidates.

The Loughborough MBA (accredited by AMBA)

Our MBA is particularly relevant for individuals who want to lead the way in purpose-led business. You’ll gain the level of business education you need to become an elite performer as we move into this exciting new era of business – so you can confidently accelerate your career and your impact in future-thinking organisations.

Through a range of developmental opportunities, along with extensive extracurricular activities, we will equip you with lifelong skills, contacts and experience – opening the door to a world of possibilities for your future. You’ll also have access to our Careers Network, including a global vacancy database with the world’s leading recruiters, dedicated MBA careers support from our professional careers consultants, and one of the UK’s largest annual graduate careers fairs.

As an AMBA-accredited MBA, we offer a transformational experience open to those with a minimum of three years’ managerial/professional experience:

• Full-Time MBA over one year: for maximum career-acceleration
• Full-Time MBA over two years with 45-52 week Internship: maximise your practical exposure with employers and build your UK job prospects

Scholarships worth up to 40% of fees are available to high-calibre candidates.

Become part of our award-winning campus experience

Just 75 minutes from London (fastest train) and surrounded by beautiful English countryside, Loughborough University offers a unique campus experience, home to thousands of postgraduate students from around the world.

Career opportunities

As a postgraduate student you’ll have access to our award-winning careers centre with a global vacancy database of leading recruiters. We also host one of the UK’s largest annual careers fairs on campus, typically hosting approximately 200 employers.

Our postgraduate programmes will help you develop the skills to be a force for change while supercharging your career too.

Recent examples of roles that our graduates have gone on to include:

• Accountant
• Audit Associate
• Business Analyst Manager
• Business Technology Consultant
• Client Information Analyst
• Digital Marketing Assistant
• Finance Officer
• Forecast Planner
• General Management Trainee
• Merchandising Manager
• Product Supply Assistant
• Project Coordinator
• Senior Manager
• Stockbroker
• Tax Analyst
• Technical Analyst

Some of the employers they are now working for include:

• Abercrombie & Fitch
• BAE Systems
• Bank of China
• Capgemini
• Deloitte
• Deutsche Bank
• EDF Tax
• GFI
• Jaguar Land Rover
• KPMG
• Lyons Davidson
• Marks & Spencer
• Neptunes
• NHS
• Nomura
• P&G
• Santander
• Siemens
• Webcite

Explore our wide range of career-accelerating MSc programmes