Professional recognition - Management School

ACCA

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA): Exemptions for Accounting and Finance Programmes.

APM

The Association for Project Management (APM) has accredited the Management School's online and on-campus MSc Project Management programmes.

Athena SWAN

The Management School achieved Athena SWAN Silver status in December 2020.

British Psychological Society (BPS)

MSc Occupational and Organisational Psychology is a British Psychological Society (BPS) Accredited Programme.

Management School retains top status in CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings

CEO Magazine

The MBA programme achieved Tier 1 Status in CEO Magazine's 2025 Global MBA rankings and has been ranked number 13 in the Global Online MBA rankings.

CFA

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA): Awarded to MSc Finance and Investment Management.

Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)

MSc Marketing has a Graduate Gateway exemption from the Strategic Marketing module on the Level 6 professional qualification. BA Marketing has exemptions from modules on the Level 4 Certificate in Professional Marketing and the modules on the Level 6 Diploma in Professional Marketing.

CILT

Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport: Awarded to MSC Operations and Supply Chain Management.

CIPFA

Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accounting (CIPFA): Exemptions for Accounting and Finance programmes.

CIPS

Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS): MSc Operations and Supply Chain Management is an accredited programme pathway to become a fully qualified member of CIPS (MCIPS).

CQF Institute

Our MSc programmes in Accounting and Finance, Fintech, Finance and Finance and Investment Management have been officially recognised as academic partners of the CQF Institute alongside our undergraduate programme BSc Finance and Data Analytics.

EOCCS

Our Online MBA has been awarded with the EOCCS Certification which is an international online course certification system designed to evaluate the quality of online business and/or management related courses that either stand-alone or constitute part of a certificate or programme.

Postgraduate research Logo - Professional recognition - BETA Site

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC): Awarded to the MRes programme.

MSc Finance reaches top 55 Financial Times ranking FT-Masters-in-Finance-2023-Rankings

Financial Times Masters in Finance 2023

MSc Finance appears in the top 55 ranking in the Financial Times Masters in Finance pre-experience 2023 ranking.

Financial Times Online MBA 2023

The Management School's online MBA programme has been ranked 9th out of 10.

ICAEW

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) works with the University of Liverpool to grant credit for prior learning for relevant content covered in undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

ICAS

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS): Accounting and Finance BA has exemptions from five Tests of Competence.

Management School secures Small Business Charter reaccreditation for five years Logo - Professional recognition - BETA Site

Small Business Charter

The Small Business Charter recognises excellence in supporting SMEs by offering expert advice and training to help small businesses grow.

FIMBA ranks in the top 20 of SportsBusiness Postgraduate Rankings SportsBusiness Rankings 2024

SportBusiness Postgraduate Course Rankings

On campus Football Industries MBA and MSc Sports Business and Management have been ranked in the top 31 programmes globally and first in their respective fields in the UK for 2024.