Business
Choose from a wide range of business degrees, including accounting, economics, finance, marketing, human resources, and tourism and event management. Each pathway develops key skills such as leadership, critical thinking, and commercial awareness.
Benefit from strong industry links with organisations including Google, IBM, Microsoft, Aston Martin, and Ford. You’ll have opportunities for UK and international placements, applying your learning to real business challenges. Many degrees also offer professional accreditations from bodies such as CIM and CIPD.
With 91% of graduates in employment or further study within 15 months (Graduate Outcomes, 2026)*, a business degree at Herts gives you the skills, experience and credibility employers value.
Why choose Herts
Business degrees at Herts give you practical experience and global perspective for your next steps. Learn from academics across finance, marketing, and management, take part in international projects, and build professional networks.
Our graduates go on to work with leading global organisations such as Deloitte, PwC, KPMG and IBM, launch their own successful businesses and two have even recently been contestants on BBC’s The Apprentice. From marketing specialists and business analysts to entrepreneurs and consultants, Herts alumni are driving innovation and shaping industries around the world.
1st in the UK
for economics, in five key areas (National Student Survey, 2026)**
Guardian Top 50 University
We've been ranked for teaching quality, student satisfaction and graduate success in the Guardian University Guide 2026.
8th in the UK
for economics (The Guardian University Guide, 2024).
World-leading research
Ranked in the top 25% of UK universities for business and management research impact (Research Excellence Framework, 2021).
Explore our courses
Explore how economies work and shape the world. Choose to study pure economics or combine it with finance to gain powerful analytical skills that unlock careers in business, policy, and beyond....
Gain a strong foundation in how businesses operate locally and globally with our BA (Hons) Business Management degree. Explore concepts such as globalisation, digital transformation and management to...
Gain a strong foundation in how businesses operate locally and globally with our BA (Hons) Management degree. Explore concepts such as globalisation, digital transformation and management to prepare...
Develop the leadership, strategy, and decision-making skills to thrive in any business environment. Gain real-world experience, build a career-ready portfolio, and graduate prepared to manage people,...
Develop the leadership, strategy, and decision-making skills to thrive in any business environment. Gain real-world experience, build a career-ready portfolio, and graduate prepared to manage people,...
Step into the world of strategic marketing and innovation. Learn to lead, analyse trends, and drive brand growth with the skills top employers demand in today's data-driven, customer-focused...
Discover how organisations use accounting insights to drive performance and make strategic decisions. Build skills to analyse financial data, manage resources and support business success on a degree...
Build your future in finance with a degree that blends business strategy and financial insight. Learn to analyse data, manage risk, and make confident decisions in a global marketplace.
Gain knowledge of the key concepts in the rapidly transforming international business environment and understand areas of global business, international strategic management, and global people...
Discover how organisations use accounting information to drive performance and make strategic decisions. Develop skills to analyse financial data, manage resources and support business success on a...
Discover your path in business with a flexible degree that starts broad and lets you specialise later. Build core skills, explore key areas like finance, marketing, or AI, and graduate career-ready...
Explore how economies work and shape the world. Choose to study pure economics or combine it with finance to gain powerful analytical skills that unlock careers in business, policy, and beyond....
from 2023/24 graduates, in employment or further study 15 months after graduation.
student satisfaction (Q1-24 and 26-27 average), assessment and feedback (Q10-14 average), student voice (Q22-25 average), teaching on my course (Q1-4 average) and academic support (Q15-16 average). Based on the average of Q1-24, Q10-14, Q22-25, Q1-4 and Q15-16