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BSc Environmental Science and Geography

University of Keele
Full-time3 YearsPlacement YearYear AbroadSubject: Geography and Earth Sciences
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Course Score
B /74
Graduate Salary
£27,000
Satisfaction
90%
Degree Completion
75%
Professional Jobs
80%
Meaningful Work
95%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Based on real AI use at work (Anthropic research, 2026)

30%
Moderate AI impact

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI does some of the simpler tasks in these jobs, but most of the work still needs human judgement and skill.

AI impact by graduate destination

Secretarial and related62%
Business, Research and Administrative60%
Administrative55%
Business and public service associate48%
Managers, directors and senior officials30%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

around the national median

Typical starting salary for Geography and Earth Sciences graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£27,000
typical starting salary
£25,000
£30,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Geography and Earth Sciences graduates nationally earn £22,500-£33,500 (133 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Conservation and environment professionals
★ Professional
45%
02
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
15%
03
Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals
★ Professional
15%
04
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
15%
05
Secretarial and related occupations
10%
06
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
10%
07
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
08
Welfare and housing associate professionals
★ Professional
5%
09
Administrative occupations
5%
10
Elementary occupations
5%

Explore Career Pathways

Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

75%
Continuation
80%
Professional Work
95%
Meaningful Role
90%
Career On Track

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