Emma Mortimer https://debut.careers 1m 167 #richandfamous
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The path to success looks different for everyone, with some opting for the academic route. But what about the UK’s richest people?
The team at Debut have analysed over a thousand notable names, including the UK’s richest people to discover how many have studied for a degree, what they studied and where…
The Most Common Universities Amongst the UK’s Richest People
Rank | University | No. of Richest People |
1 | University of Oxford | 13 |
2 | University of Cambridge | 6 |
3 | Harvard University | 3 |
3 | London School of Economics | 3 |
5 | Anglia Ruskin University | 2 |
5 | Cardiff University | 2 |
For a group who have spent their lives accumulating vast wealth, perhaps we shouldn’t be surprised to see that their most commonly studied subject was economics, which was pursued by the likes of easyJet boss Stelios Haji-Ioannou, West Ham United co-owner David Sullivan and Bet365 founder Denise Coates.
The Most Common University Course Amongst the UK’s Richest People
Rank | University | No. of Richest People |
1 | Economics | 8 |
2 | Law | 6 |
3 | History | 3 |
3 | Business Administration | 3 |
3 | Physics | 3 |
6 | Economics & Political Science | 2 |
6 | Business Studies | 2 |
You can see the full research here.
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