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Geography at University of Manchester
University of Manchester is ranked 33rd of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 84% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28k after 15 months, rising to £35k after five years.
Typical offer AABMain Campus, England7 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 CCC3%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC2%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB8%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB33%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA23%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more31%
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 7 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 (Environmental Management) to AAA (Geography with International Study).
- Highest student satisfaction: Environmental Management (96%).
- Least competitive entry: Environmental Management. Half of the students who started had more than 132 UCAS points, against 159 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Environmental Management and Geography (BA, 4 years, placement year) (100%).
- Placement year: 5 of the 7 courses offer one.
- Year abroad: Geography with International Study (BSc, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) and Geography with International Study (BA, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc.
Environmental Management
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 96%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 132
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £28k*
Geography
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 80%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 143
- Graduate jobs
- 50%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 153
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 81%
- Stay on
- 97%
- Entry points
- 148
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with International Study
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 159
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with International Study
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAA
- Satisfied
- 83%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 152
- Graduate jobs
- 70%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with Professional Placement
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 155
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical 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
- Queen Mary University of LondonRanked 31
- University of NorthamptonRanked 32
- University of WorcesterRanked 34
- UWE, BristolRanked 35
Nearby
- Manchester Metropolitan University0 miles away, ranked 62
- University of Salford4 miles away, ranked 71
- Edge Hill University30 miles away, ranked 38
- University of Sheffield30 miles away, ranked 14
Living in Manchester
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