Master's in Management

The London School of Economics’ Master’s in Management sits in the LSE Department of Management on the Houghton Street campus in central London — a one-year, English-taught Master in Management for early-career graduates of any discipline.¹ It is a pre-experience degree at one of the world’s leading social-science universities, ranked #14 in the QS Business Master’s: Management 2026.¹

Overview

LSE is a globally elite social-science university — ranked fifth in the world for social sciences and management (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026)¹ — and its Master’s in Management is a classic conversion-style MiM: no prior business degree or work experience is required, and the programme builds a broad, finance-grounded management foundation for graduates “at the start of their career.”¹ Work experience of three months or more is described as ideal but not required.¹

The programme is genuinely selective: an intake of around 75 students against well over a thousand applications (LSE cites roughly a 15:1 ratio), drawn from 26 nationalities across five continents, with a large share — around two-fifths — having completed their first degree outside the UK.¹

Curriculum & Structure

The degree is built around a finance-grounded core: Financial and Management Accounting for Managerial Decision Making, Managerial Finance, a capstone Management in Action project, a choice between Managerial Economics & Strategy or Behavioural Strategy, and a choice between Leading People and Organisations or Marketing Management.¹ Students then take an elective from 25+ options spanning finance, strategy, marketing, leadership and emerging topics such as AI management and digital strategy, alongside a non-assessed preparation module, a professional-development course, an international study trip with corporate partner visits, and an optional 10–12 week summer work placement.¹ That structure lets a generalist degree flex toward finance, strategy or practical experience — see our guide to choosing your MiM specialisation.

Application & Deadlines

Academic entry is an upper second-class (2:1) honours bachelor’s degree, or international equivalent, in any discipline.¹ A GMAT or GRE is required for applicants who do not hold a UK degree, so most international applicants should plan to sit one; UK-degree holders may be asked for a score where they lack a post-16 maths qualification.¹ LSE admits for a September intake (after self-paced online preparation from July) and assesses applications on a rolling basis until full, so applying early matters — especially for visa-needing candidates. For test-free routes elsewhere on the continent, see studying a MiM in Europe without the GMAT, and for building a competitive file, how to build a MiM profile.

Tuition & Funding

Tuition for 2026/27 entry is £42,900, the same fee for home and overseas students, with a non-refundable deposit of £4,290 set against the final balance.¹ The figure sits at the upper end for a one-year master’s, reflecting LSE’s global standing and central-London location; budget separately for London’s high living costs. For how UK fees compare across the continent, see how much a MiM costs in Europe.

Career Outcomes

LSE reports a median salary of £38,000 fifteen months after graduating, with graduates entering consultancy, accounting and auditing, FMCG/manufacturing/retail, financial and professional services, and information, digital technology and data; named recruiters include Deloitte, Accenture, Amazon, Boston Consulting Group and Goldman Sachs.¹ Read that salary as a UK base-pay median — not the multi-year, sector-adjusted figure the Financial Times uses for its salary rankings, so it isn’t directly comparable to the FT-weighted numbers on grande-école profiles — and confirm current destination data on the school’s own page. For the wider picture see our UK MiM career outcomes and UK MiM job market pieces, plus who recruits European MiM graduates.

Reputation

A globally elite social-science university in the heart of London, with a Master’s in Management ranked #14 in the QS Business Master’s: Management 2026 and a selective, finance-grounded, any-discipline curriculum, makes LSE one of the strongest one-year MiM options in the UK.¹ For the wider context, see whether a MiM is worth it in 2026, browse the MiM in the UK hub and the best MiM in the UK shortlist, and compare programmes across the full rankings.

Sources. ¹ LSE — Master’s in Management and LSE Department of Management rankings news (programme facts, fees, entry requirements, structure, cohort, rankings and employment outcomes), retrieved 19 June 2026. Fees, deadlines and figures change each cycle — confirm the current detail on LSE’s own pages.