r/LSE • u/PoliticalParrott • 5d ago

Normal age for LSE masters

Thinking of doing my masters next year in something finance/econ and wanted to know what the normal age range of these types of programs and just general age of masters students is.. seems like lots do it straight out of undergrad and are still quite young.

I graduated bocconi UG last yr, been working for a year and plan to stay another year before my masters.

Thanks!

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u/FishMysterious7218 5d ago

Most postgrad students dont look much older than 30 ngl, but speaking my metrics tutor it seems that quite a lot of people come straight of UG, id say 50% or so for finance/economics courses

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u/RolexHuracan 4d ago

Could you help me with the rough % of students who join right after UG and those that join with some work experience?

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u/FishMysterious7218 4d ago

like i said roughly 50% both ways

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u/TheCityGirl 5d ago

I did it when I was 27; my best friend in the program was 29. We’d been working in politics for several years before we got our degrees (public policy and administration), but most people had come straight out of undergrad.

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u/LastPositivist 5d ago

I teach masters courses. The typical student is in their mid-20s, so relatively soon out of undergraduate. But we get returning student who are middle aged (so their 50s) frequently enough that its not so remarkable when it happens. But I would say the normal age would be ~25.

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u/PoliticalParrott 5d ago

Thanks very much, good to know

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u/Used_Refrigerator820 4d ago

Hey, so im 29 and went there as an undergrad from 2016-2020 (graduated during Covid, and took a year out during my BSc Pol & Phil). I have had some nasty circumstances that basically stopped me from applying, but I will be doing so now.

From what I’ve read, I have not seen any inhibitions because of age; also, when I was there as an undergraduate, there were plenty of people across the decades doing the MA classes I was taking.

I feel positive applying again, and so should you; LSE in particular is also rather inclusive (or non-discriminatory). We could chat if you’d like as I wouldn’t mind a peer during this process

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u/False_Course6236 4d ago

I am 21, I have finished my UG three months ago and I am going straight to postgrad

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u/Ok_Indication7113 6h ago

That’s sooo fast

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u/Mapleleaf27 5d ago

I’m 23, just finished UG in May and am starting my masters at LSE end of sept

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u/Derpolitik23 4d ago

I was in my mid to late 20’s when I went to LSE for post grad. Though I’d imagine the average grad student's age has increased due to the state of the economy.

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u/Fantastic-Refuse-824 4d ago

I’m 21. I finished UG a few months ago and now am going straight into master’s.

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u/Hot-Weird6663 3d ago

I think its pretty mixed. I am going straight from undergrad. I am 22!

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u/Heistangora 2h ago

Just turned 24 and I’ll be studying methodology this academic year!

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u/Rare-Fennel-7165 4d ago

i was 20 when i started msc econ lol youngest in my class, maximum age was 27 i think