Emolument's UK and North American University League Tables
We have analysed data for universities in UK & Ireland and North America to find the best paying university for finance careers and the university with the smallest gender pay gap in finance.
Best Universities for Careers in Finance
We compared the salaries of graduates going into finance for analysts and associates from different universities. The average salary for these titles across all universities is £62,000 for the UK & Ireland and $130,000 for the US. Below is a list of the academic institutions whose students have the best chances of landing jobs with the most prestigious (and highest-paying) finance firms.
UK & Ireland Universities:
Best Universities for Banking Careers (Salaries for Analysts & Associates) | Salary + Bonus |
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Cambridge University | £91,000 |
Oxford University | £85,000 |
Edinburgh University | £84,000 |
Imperial College London | £80,000 |
London School of Economics | £79,000 |
Bristol University | £74,000 |
Warwick University | £73,000 |
Bath University | £72,000 |
University College London | £72,000 |
Trinity College | £70,000 |
US & Canada Universities:
Best Universities for Banking Careers (Salaries for Analysts & Associates) | Salary + Bonus |
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Yale University | $194,000 |
Harvard University | $190,000 |
University of Pennsylvania | $187,000 |
Stanford University | $185,000 |
University of Chicago | $182,000 |
Boston College | $176,000 |
Northeastern University | $176,000 |
MIT | $166,000 |
New York University | $162,000 |
Georgetown University | $161,000 |
Best Universities for Finance Gender Pay Gap
The average pay gap for finance professionals with less than five years' experience is 27% in the UK and 21% in the US. We have compiled a list of the universities whose female graduates are most likely to buck the trend.
UK & Ireland Universities
University | % Pay Gap |
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Kingston University | 3% |
Manchester University | 5% |
Liverpool University | 6% |
Newcastle University | 9% |
Kent University | 11% |
Brunel University | 12% |
King's College London | 13% |
Oxford University | 14% |
Royal Holloway | 14% |
Birmingham University | 15% |
US & Canada Universities
University | % Pay Gap |
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Columbia University | 0% |
Johns Hopkins University | 0% |
Miami University | 0% |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 0% |
Georgetown University | 4% |
Harvard University | 8% |
University of Virginia | 11% |
Princeton University | 12% |
Carnegie Mellon University | 12% |
McGill University | 13% |
Globetrotting Graduates
Some universities are particularly apt at leading to international careers, as can be seen in Emolument's UK & Ireland Globetrotter table, which features institutions whose graduates are most likely to work abroad. This includes foreign students returning to their home country, which means this table reflects the international diversity at the universities, as well as the wanderlust of their home-grown graduates.
Non-English universities (more specifically those based in Scotland and Ireland) score particularly well in this table, standing out as international hubs. Universities such as UC Dublin or Edinburgh have fostered their image on the international stage for years, perhaps more aggressively so than the more traditional, academic outperformers. LSE has been known as a cultural melting pot for generations, supporting its efforts with the attraction of a central London location.
UK & Ireland Universities
University | % Abroad |
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University College Dublin | 32% |
York University | 30% |
Glasgow University | 19% |
Trinity College | 18% |
Edinburgh University | 17% |
London School of Economics | 17% |
Aberdeen University | 17% |
Oxford Brookes University | 16% |
SOAS | 16% |
Brunel University | 13% |
Do you want to find out more about your own alma mater? Click here to view individual reports on any university in our database!
Data for this study is based on 2,700 graduates from universities in US & Canada as well as 11,000 graduates from UK & Ireland. This data focusses on undergraduate degrees, ignoring MBAs and other post-graduate degrees.
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