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Geography at University of York
University of York is ranked 18th of 71 universities for geography on our measures. 86% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £29.8k after 15 months, rising to £34k after five years.
Typical offer AABThe University of York, 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 CCC1%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC12%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB30%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB26%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA18%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more13%
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 (Environment, Economics and Ecology) to AAB (Human Geography and Environment).
- Highest student satisfaction: Human Geography and Environment (87%).
- Least competitive entry: Environment, Economics and Ecology (with placement year) (BSc, 4 years, placement year, year abroad). Half of the students who started had more than 122 UCAS points, against 149 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Environment, Economics and Ecology (with placement year) (BSc, 4 years, placement year, year abroad) and Human Geography and Environment (with placement year) (100%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
- Courses last between 3 and 5 years.
- Degrees awarded: BA, BSc, MEnvSci.
Environment, Economics and Ecology
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 84%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 136
- Graduate jobs
- 50%
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
Environment, Economics and Ecology
MEnvSci · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
Environment, Economics and Ecology (with placement year)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 122
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
Environment, Economics and Ecology (with placement year)
MEnvSci · 5 years
Typical offerABB
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 91%*
- Entry points
- 132*
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
Human Geography and Environment
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 87%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 127
- Graduate jobs
- 80%
- Salary
- £30k*
Human Geography and Environment (with placement year)
BA · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 84%*
- Stay on
- 100%
- Entry points
- 143
- Graduate jobs
- 70%*
- Salary
- £30k*
Physical Geography and Environment
BSc · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 136
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
Physical Geography and Environment
MEnvSci · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
Physical Geography and Environment (with placement year)
BSc · 4 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
Physical Geography and Environment (with placement year)
MEnvSci · 5 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 88%*
- Stay on
- 95%*
- Entry points
- 136*
- Graduate jobs
- 90%*
- Salary
- £29.5k*
Accredited: Institution of Environmental Sciences
* 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.
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Nearby
- York St John University7 miles away, ranked 70
- Leeds Beckett University18 miles away, ranked 37
- University of Leeds22 miles away, ranked 16
- University of Hull29 miles away, ranked 54
Living in York
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