Geography at The University of Edinburgh
Geography (MA (Hons), L700) at The University of Edinburgh asked for 114–144 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~144 points
Higharound AAA
Published as 114 - 144 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 144
The middle entrant had 160–175 points. 13% had fewer than the 144 asked.
70 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 91%, a baccalaureate 7%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- L700 · L7 human geography
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
97%
still studying
UK 95%
2%
left higher education
UK 4%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
95 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course85%89%
Learning opportunities80%86%
Assessment and feedback80%82%
Academic support90%92%
Organisation and management84%88%
Learning resources93%92%
Student voice74%82%
45 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£28.5k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
human geography geography, earth and environmental studies
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Human geography at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle University | Geography BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 128–143 |
| University of Sussex | Geography BA (Hons) | 128 - 147 points | 96–111 |
| Bangor University | Zoology with Conservation MZool | 128 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| Brunel University of London | English and History BA (Hons) | 32 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London | Environment and Sustainable Development BSc (Hons) | AAA | 160–175 |
| Queen's University Belfast | Environmental Management BSc (Hons) | 120 - 144 points | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Geography this course | 114 - 144 points | 160–175 |
| UCL (University College London) | Geography BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of Exeter | Geography BA (Hons) | AAA - AAB | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Economics and Geography BA (Hons) | AAA | 144–159 |
| University of St Andrews | Arabic and Geography MA (Hons) | 126 - 144 points | 192–207 |
See all 239 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
More geography, earth and environmental studies at The University of Edinburgh
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- Earth Sciences MEarthSci
- Earth Sciences and Physical Geography BSc (Hons)
- Earth Sciences and Physical Geography MEarthSci
- Environmental Geoscience BSc (Hons)
- Geography BSc (Hons)
- Geophysics BSc (Hons)
- Sustainable Development MA (Hons)