Best accounting universities in uk

Top-ranked universities offer a series of accounting courses with various disciplines to choose from. Some of the best accounting universities include the University of Cambridge, Imperial College London, and the University of College London where the curriculum covers financial accounting, management, corporate finance and other important concepts. These universities are recognised for their state-of-the-art facilities and esteemed faculty who are usually industry experts who can impart practical knowledge by understanding real-life scenarios.

The majority of the best accounting universities in UK offer courses with an annual tuition fee ranging from INR 25-40 Lakhs. Cardiff University is known for offering more than 10 courses in different disciplines of accounting.

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#1University of Cambridge logo

University of Cambridge, Cambridge

England, Uk21%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.8K/Yr (£24,500/Yr)Living$2.9K/Yr (£2,200/Yr)Admission M.AccIELTS7.5$31.8K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.8/10(4 Users)
#2Imperial College London logo

Imperial College London, London

England, Uk18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $59K/Yr (£45,400/Yr)Living$16.3K/Yr (£12,552/Yr)Admission M.Sc Finance and AccountingGMAT600TOEFL100PTE62$59K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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10.0/10(19 Users)
#3University College London logo

University College London, London

England, Uk63%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $14.6K/Yr (£11,209/Yr)Living$23.4K/Yr (£17,981/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and Financial Ma...$14.6K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(8 Users)Ranked 22 by THE in 2024Ranked 9 by QS in 2025
#4University of Edinburgh logo

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Scotland, Uk10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $49.6K/Yr (£38,125/Yr)Living$15.4K/Yr (£11,808/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGRE298IELTS6.0PTE56$51.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.7/10(27 Users)
#5King's College London logo

King's College London, London

England, Uk13%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $50K/Yr (£38,468/Yr)Living$2.3K/Yr (£1,800/Yr)Admission M.Sc Banking and FinanceGRE324IELTS7PTE69$52.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.5/10(21 Users)
#6London School of Economics and Political Science logo

London School of Economics and Political Science, London

England, Uk25.33%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $41.9K/Yr (£32,215/Yr)Living$17.4K/Yr (£13,416/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGMAT660IELTS7PTE69$47K/Yr
Course duration: 9 months
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7.0/10(3 Users)
#7The University of Manchester logo

The University of Manchester, Manchester

England, Uk70.6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $42.5K/Yr (£32,714/Yr)Living$11.2K/Yr (£8,580/Yr)Admission M.Sc AccountingGRE298IELTS6.5PTE60$44.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.5/10(25 Users)
#8University of Bristol logo

University of Bristol, Bristol

England, Uk67%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $37.6K/Yr (£28,900/Yr)Living$6.6K/Yr (£5,114/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.5PTE67$50.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(10 Users)
#9University of Glasgow logo

University of Glasgow, Glasgow

Scotland, Uk74.3%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $40.8K/Yr (£31,376/Yr)Living$12.5K/Yr (£9,623/Yr)Admission M.Acc International Accounting a...GRE298TOEFL90PTE60$46.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.8/10(33 Users)
#10University of Southampton logo

University of Southampton, Southampton

England, Uk84%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $43K/Yr (£33,100/Yr)Living$18.4K/Yr (£14,136/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGRE316IELTS6.0PTE51$43.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.8/10(7 Users)
#11University of Birmingham logo

University of Birmingham, Birmingham

England, Uk13.54%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $39.7K/Yr (£30,563/Yr)Living$17K/Yr (£13,047/Yr)Admission M.B.A Global Banking and FinanceGMAT500TOEFL95PTE67$46.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.8/10(6 Users)Ranked 101 by THE in 2024Ranked 80 by QS in 2025
#12University of Sheffield logo

University of Sheffield, Sheffield

England, Uk85.6%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $34.5K/Yr (£26,548/Yr)Living$10.4K/Yr (£8,012/Yr)Admission M.Sc Finance and AccountingIELTS6.5PTE61$42.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.8/10(9 Users)
#13University of Warwick logo

University of Warwick, Coventry

England, Uk14%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $47K/Yr (£36,160/Yr)Living$1K/Yr (£800/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.5PTE62$52.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.5/10(51 Users)
#14University of Leeds logo

University of Leeds, Leeds

England, Uk75.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $41.3K/Yr (£31,750/Yr)Living$10.6K/Yr (£8,151/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.5PTE64$45.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.3/10(38 Users)
#15University of Nottingham logo

University of Nottingham, Nottingham

England, Uk11%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $37.7K/Yr (£29,025/Yr)Living$11.1K/Yr (£8,533/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.0PTE65$47.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.3/10(14 Users)
#16Queen Mary, University of London logo

Queen Mary, University of London, London

England, Uk43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $40K/Yr (£30,750/Yr)Living$8.7K/Yr (£6,692/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceTOEFL100PTE68$41.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.8/10(19 Users)
#17University of York logo

University of York, York

England, Uk80%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $30.9K/Yr (£23,800/Yr)Living$10K/Yr (£7,657/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and Financial Ma...TOEFL87PTE60$31.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.3/10(3 Users)
#18Lancaster University logo

Lancaster University, Lancaster

England, Uk19%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $37.9K/Yr (£29,158/Yr)Living$16.3K/Yr (£12,542/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and Financial Ma...TOEFL87PTE58$40.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.5/10(9 Users)Ranked 155 by THE in 2024Ranked 141 by QS in 2025
#19University of Liverpool logo

University of Liverpool, Liverpool

England, Uk14%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $39K/Yr (£30,000/Yr)Living$321.1/Yr (£247/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.0PTE56$39K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.2/10(5 Users)Ranked 168 by THE in 2024Ranked 165 by QS in 2025
#20Newcastle University logo

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

England, Uk87%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.7K/Yr (£27,500/Yr)Living$200.2/Yr (£154/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting, Finance and Str...IELTS6.5PTE62$37.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(12 Users)
#21Durham University logo

Durham University, Durham

England, Uk72%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $37.4K/Yr (£28,800/Yr)Living$14.9K/Yr (£11,436/Yr)Admission M.Sc Finance (International Bank...IELTS6.5PTE62$42.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.5/10(1 User)
#22University of Exeter logo

University of Exeter, Exeter

England, Uk87%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.5K/Yr (£27,280/Yr)Living$10.4K/Yr (£7,968/Yr)Admission M.Sc AccountancyIELTS6.5PTE58$40.3K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.0/10(6 Users)
#23Cardiff University logo

Cardiff University, Cardiff

Wales, Uk75.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $30.2K/Yr (£23,263/Yr)Living$11.3K/Yr (£8,670/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGRE302IELTS6.5PTE42$34.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.8/10(12 Users)
#24University of St Andrews logo

University of St Andrews, St Andrews

Scotland, Uk41%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.6K/Yr (£25,880/Yr)Living$14.2K/Yr (£10,951/Yr)Admission M.Sc Banking and FinanceIELTS7PTE65$33.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.7/10(2 Users)Ranked 193 by THE in 2024Ranked 104 by QS in 2025
#25University of Aberdeen logo

University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen

Scotland, Uk78%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $27K/Yr (£20,800/Yr)Living$165.1/Yr (£127/Yr)Admission M.A Accountancy and EconomicsIELTS6.0PTE54$27K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.8/10(5 Users)
#26Queen's University Belfast logo

Queen's University Belfast, Belfast

Northern Ireland, Uk35%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $30.3K/Yr (£23,300/Yr)Living$208/Yr (£160/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.5PTE67$33.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.7/10(5 Users)
#27University of Reading logo

University of Reading, Berkshire

England, Uk58%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.1K/Yr (£22,350/Yr)Living$12.7K/Yr (£9,800/Yr)Admission B.S Mathematics- Finance and Inv...IELTS6.5PTE60$29.1K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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6.3/10(5 Users)
#28University of Sussex logo

University of Sussex, Brighton

England, Uk70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31K/Yr (£23,833/Yr)Living$19.3K/Yr (£14,848/Yr)Admission M.S Accounting and FinanceDuolingo120TOEFL80PTE59$32.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.0/10(4 Users)
#29University of Leicester logo

University of Leicester, Leicester

England, Uk71.2%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.6K/Yr (£19,700/Yr)Living$8.7K/Yr (£6,700/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGRE310IELTS6.5PTE59$25.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.2/10(2 Users)
#30University of Bath logo

University of Bath, Bath

England, Uk20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $37.5K/Yr (£28,850/Yr)Living$15.3K/Yr (£11,781/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGRE300IELTS6.5PTE62$41.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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5.0/10(14 Users)
#31University of Surrey logo

University of Surrey, Guildford

England, Uk65%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $30.8K/Yr (£23,700/Yr)Living$345.8/Yr (£266/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.5PTE59$33K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.2/10(6 Users)
#32Loughborough University logo

Loughborough University, Loughborough

England, Uk68%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $33.1K/Yr (£25,500/Yr)Living$13.1K/Yr (£10,080/Yr)Admission B.S Accounting and Financial Man...IELTS6.5PTE62$33.1K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.5/10(10 Users)
#33University of East Anglia logo

University of East Anglia, Norwich

England, Uk79%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.4K/Yr (£24,140/Yr)Living$174.2/Yr (£134/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6PTE50$29.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#34Swansea University logo

Swansea University, Swansea

Wales, Uk53%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.5K/Yr (£19,643/Yr)Living$10.8K/Yr (£8,325/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceTOEFL88PTE67$27.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.7/10(7 Users)
#35University of Essex logo

University of Essex, Colchester

England, Uk54%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $27.3K/Yr (£20,963/Yr)Living$2.7K/Yr (£2,100/Yr)Admission M.S Financial Economics and Acco...TOEFL76PTE54$29.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(4 Users)
#36University of Dundee logo

University of Dundee, Dundee

Scotland, Uk36%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.7K/Yr (£19,748/Yr)Living$9.6K/Yr (£7,366/Yr)Admission M.Sc International AccountingIELTS6.5PTE67$29.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.0/10(4 Users)
#37University of Strathclyde logo

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Scotland, Uk42%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $28.1K/Yr (£21,650/Yr)Living$11.6K/Yr (£8,900/Yr)Admission M.Sc International Banking and F...GRE310IELTS6.5PTE59$41.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.8/10(6 Users)
#38Heriot-Watt University logo

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh

Scotland, Uk80%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $26.5K/Yr (£20,376/Yr)Living$11.9K/Yr (£9,168/Yr)Admission M.A Accounting and FinanceGRE300IELTS6.5PTE58$26.5K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.3/10(6 Users)
#39City, University of London logo

City, University of London, London

England, Uk12%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $27.7K/Yr (£21,273/Yr)Living$27.3K/Yr (£21,000/Yr)Admission M.Sc Banking and International F...IELTS7PTE68$41.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#40Brunel University logo

Brunel University, London

England, Uk60%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.4K/Yr (£24,915/Yr)Living$18.1K/Yr (£13,897/Yr)Admission M.Sc Finance and AccountingIELTS6.5PTE59$32.5K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.2/10(7 Users)
#41Aston University logo

Aston University, Birmingham

England, Uk50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $6K/Yr (£4,600/Yr)Living$9.5K/Yr (£7,286/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGMAT550TOEFL93PTE60$6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.5/10(5 Users)
#42University of Kent logo

University of Kent, Canterbury

England, Uk85%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.4K/Yr (£19,533/Yr)Living$24.2K/Yr (£18,624/Yr)Admission M.Sc International Banking and F...IELTS6PTE68$26K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.3/10(1 User)
#43Bangor University logo

Bangor University, Bangor

Wales, Uk41%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.3K/Yr (£18,722/Yr)Living$19.4K/Yr (£14,904/Yr)Admission M.B.A Chartered BankerGMAT550IELTS6.5$25.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)
#44University of Hull logo

University of Hull, Hull

England, Uk79%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.4K/Yr (£18,000/Yr)Living$192.4/Yr (£148/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6PTE54$19.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.0/10(1 User)
#45Bournemouth University logo

Bournemouth University, Poole

England, Uk50%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.9K/Yr (£18,367/Yr)Living$11.6K/Yr (£8,938/Yr)Admission M.A Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.5PTE62$22.7K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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5.7/10(1 User)
#46University of Portsmouth logo

University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth

England, Uk79%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.4K/Yr (£17,200/Yr)Living$286/Yr (£220/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and Data Analyti...IELTS6.0PTE54$22.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.5/10(5 Users)
#47University of Stirling logo

University of Stirling, Stirling

Scotland, Uk20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.8K/Yr (£22,900/Yr)Living$16.8K/Yr (£12,906/Yr)Admission M.Sc Digital Banking and FinanceGRE300IELTS6.0PTE60$29.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.5/10(10 Users)
#48University of The West of England logo

University of The West of England, Bristol

England, Uk57%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.8K/Yr (£16,000/Yr)Living$11.8K/Yr (£9,048/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceIELTS6.5PTE50$21.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.3/10(1 User)
#49Anglia Ruskin University logo

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

England, Uk52%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.5K/Yr (£16,550/Yr)Living$8.9K/Yr (£6,871/Yr)Admission M.Sc Accounting and FinanceGRE300IELTS6.5PTE61$23K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.2/10(2 Users)
#50Edinburgh Napier University logo

Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

Scotland, Uk56%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.6K/Yr (£17,387/Yr)Living$1.3K/Yr (£1,023/Yr)Admission M.Sc International Banking and F...IELTS6.0PTE56$24.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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