A public university located near Edinburgh, with a focus on health sciences, creative industries, and business. Strong emphasis on social relevance and professional practice.
Address: Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, EH21 6UU, Scotland, United Kingdom
Health Sciences, Media and Communications, Business
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Food Science, Life Sciences, Software Engineering, Sound Engineering
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Public
Partnerships:
Strong links with NHS, creative industries, and social enterprises. Focus on placements and research that addresses societal challenges.
Research:
Applied research in areas such as speech and hearing sciences, physiotherapy, media, sustainable business, and food science.
Famous Alumnis:
Kevin McKidd, Shirley Henderson, Ashley Jensen
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
800
Current students***:
5000
Foreign students***:
15%
Cumulative former students***:
30000
Pros
Strong vocational focus, particularly in health professions, good industry links, modern campus.
Cons
Located outside Edinburgh city centre (Musselburgh), smaller than other Edinburgh universities.
Best For
Students interested in health sciences, media, or business, seeking career-focused degrees with a strong emphasis on social relevance and practical skills.
Most Similar Schools Locally
- In terms of fields, Bath Spa University is the nearest neighbour, with sound engineering, life sciences and data analytics again at the core; it is larger, enrolling about 8,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- York St John University overlaps with this institution on sound engineering, life sciences and data analytics, so the two are easy to compare, and it is slightly larger, at about 7,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- The comparison with Liverpool Hope University is straightforward on subjects, since both focus on life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, and it covers robotics and ecology and sustainability as well, and has almost the same size, at about 5,000 students.
- Edinburgh Napier University shares the core fields of this university, namely life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning; it is far larger, with about 20,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Cardiff Metropolitan University overlaps with this university on food science, life sciences and software engineering, so the two are easy to compare, and it covers ergonomics and UX and industrial design as well, and is larger, enrolling about 11,500 students against roughly 5,000 here.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- University of Missouri-Kansas City in the United States pursues a similar profile in sound engineering, life sciences and data analytics, and it is far larger, with about 16,000 students against roughly 5,000 here, and is also a public institution.
- Beyond national borders, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad stands out as a comparable school for data analytics, AI and machine learning and software engineering; it is also a public institution, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- Tufts University offers an international parallel to this university, with food science, life sciences and data analytics as common ground; it covers bioengineering as well, and is larger, enrolling about 13,000 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- Pompeu Fabra University, based in Spain, is built around life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning much like this university, and it covers finance and signal processing as well, and is larger, enrolling about 12,558 students against roughly 5,000 here.
- For a study option in India with a comparable spread of life sciences, data analytics and AI and machine learning, University of Hyderabad is the reference point: it covers chemistry and physics as well, and has almost the same size, at about 5,000 students.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Creative Design Strategies, Health Sciences, Healthcare, Research and Development, Social Engineering, Sustainable Development, User-Centered Design
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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