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Geography at University of Plymouth
University of Plymouth is ranked 41st of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 89% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £28k after 15 months, rising to £30.1k after five years.
Typical offer 104 UCAS pointsUniversity of Plymouth Campus, England11 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 CCC49%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC18%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB16%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB2%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA7%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more9%
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 11 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.
- Highest student satisfaction: Geography with Ocean Science (95%).
- Least competitive entry: Geography with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 66 UCAS points, against 120 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Geography with Ocean Science (100%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Foundation year: 9 of the 11 courses offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Environmental Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 109*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Environmental Management and Sustainability
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 79%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 108
- Graduate jobs
- 55%
- Salary
- £28k*
Geography
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 92%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 93
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography
BA · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 91%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 116
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with Foundation Year
BSc · 4 years
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 66
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Environmental Planning and Design
MPLAN · 4 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 109*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Environmental Planning and Design
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 86%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 109*
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Geography with GIS and Data Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 92%*
- Stay on
- 94%*
- Entry points
- 100*
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with International Relations
BA · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 110
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Geography with Ocean Science
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer104 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 95%
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 107
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £28k*
Accredited: Royal Geographical Society
Physical Geography and Geology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offer112 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 86%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 60%*
- Salary
- £28k*
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
- Bangor UniversityRanked 39
- Aberystwyth UniversityRanked 40
- University of CumbriaRanked 42
- Cardiff UniversityRanked 43
Nearby
- University of Exeter34 miles away, ranked 13
- Swansea University83 miles away, ranked 55
- Cardiff University86 miles away, ranked 43
- Bournemouth University99 miles away, ranked 44
Living in Plymouth
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