Undergraduate Accounting and Finance
At Edge Hill University, we offer everything for a career in accounting and finance. From top facilities to strong connections, leading academics to invaluable work experience opportunities. We carefully design our courses to give you an insight into the concepts that underpin current practice and financial management. It’s easy to see why we’re 1st in the UK for teaching quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 – Accounting & Finance).
As well as your degree, you’ll add widely recognised ICDL and Sage certificates to your CV. Edge Hill graduates have become chartered accountants, as well as working in finance management and tax affairs.
We're 1st in the North West for student experience (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 - Accounting & Finance) and we're 2nd in the UK for learning resources (National Student Survey 2024 - Accounting).
Achieve ICDL and Sage certificates as part of your course and gain exemptions from the examinations of professional bodies including ACCA, ICAEW, CIPFA and CIMA.
We're 1st in the UK for teaching quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025 - Accounting & Finance). We're also Top 10 in the UK overall (Guardian University Guide 2025 - Accounting & Finance).
2024 entry
2025 entry
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Discover Accounting and Finance at Edge Hill
Edge Hill student Phoebe shares their experience studying on one of our Accounting and Finance courses. Combining a strong knowledge of accounting practices with the skills needed to help businesses succeed, our courses allow you to gain the experience you need through our professional networks.Facilities
The stunning Business School building provides state-of-the-art teaching and learning facilities for accountancy students.
The three-storey building offers a 100-seat lecture theatre and modern seminar and meeting rooms.
There are also social learning areas which encourage a more informal and interactive style of learning, in addition to an attractive roof garden and atrium.
The interactive Bloomberg suite offers real-time market data around the clock which is used by trading floors globally to provide industry insights, company credit information, currency exchange and share prices. This suite provides students with the opportunity to learn how to analyse the markets, assess economic scenarios and interpret key data sets to review how these can impact on trading and the global economy.