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Geography at University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham is ranked 10th of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £29.5k after 15 months, rising to £34.5k after five years.
Typical offer AABEdgbaston campus, England10 courses
How it compares with other geography courses
The marker shows the typical (median) geography course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC4%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC4%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB24%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB29%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA20%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more18%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 10 geography courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Typical offers range from ABB (Geography and Urban & Regional Planning with Year Abroad) to AAB (Geography).
- Highest student satisfaction: Geography and Urban and Regional Planning (95%).
- Least competitive entry: Geography and Urban and Regional Planning. Half of the students who started had more than 131 UCAS points, against 143 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Geography with Year Abroad (BSc, 4 years, year abroad) (100%).
- Placement year: 6 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: 5 of the 10 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc, MSci.
Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 141
- Graduate jobs
- 85%
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 97%
- Entry points
- 135
- Graduate jobs
- 90%
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with Year Abroad
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 77%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 142
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with Year Abroad
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 134
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography and Urban & Regional Planning with Year Abroad
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 95%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 131*
- Graduate jobs
- 80%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Royal Town Planning Institute
Geography and Urban and Regional Planning
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 95%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 131
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Royal Town Planning Institute
Geography with Business
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%*
- Stay on
- 97%*
- Entry points
- 139*
- Graduate jobs
- 81%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Geology and Physical Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 143
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Geological Society
Geology and Physical Geography
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 141*
- Graduate jobs
- 82%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Geological Society
Geology and Physical Geography with an International Year
MSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 141*
- Graduate jobs
- 82%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Geological Society
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- University of WarwickRanked 8
- University of BristolRanked 9
- Lancaster UniversityRanked 11
- University of SouthamptonRanked 12
Nearby
- University of Warwick13 miles away, ranked 8
- Coventry University17 miles away, ranked 20
- University of Worcester19 miles away, ranked 34
- University of Gloucestershire36 miles away, ranked 26
Living in Birmingham
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