Geography with Economics BSc

London School of Economics and Political Science · honours · 3 years · optional year abroad · UCAS 6589course page ↗

AAA at A level, including an A in Mathematics; graduates earn a median £49,000 three years on.

Typical A level offer
AAA

including an A in Mathematics · 100% of entrants came with A levels · 100% stay on after year 1 · LSE course page, Discover Uni

Year 13 · applying

What do you need to get in?

AAAtypical A level offer

Typical offer — the grades most applicants are asked for. Contextual offer: ABB, for applicants from under-represented backgrounds.

LSE course page, read 19 September 2026 · Discover Uni entry profile

  1. 1including an A in Mathematics
Who actually got in: 100% with A levels. 25% arrived with 208 or more UCAS tariff points — roughly A*A*A or better. Based on 25 entrants.

UCAS tariff points — a points scale for grades: A* = 56, A = 48, so A*A*A = 160. Entrants’ totals include extra subjects.

Other qualifications1
QualificationTypical offerRequired subjects
IB38 pointswith 766 at higher level, including Mathematics
Years 1–3

What do you study?

6compulsory modules in year 1, 3 optional

Module — one course unit, usually a term or a year long; “core” means everyone takes it. One UK credit is about ten hours of study; a full year is 120 credits.

LSE course page · optional modules vary by year

Year 1 · 6 core, 3 optional · 105 credits ≈ 1,050 hours
3 optional modules
Year 2 · 5 core, 2 optional · 75 credits ≈ 750 hours
Year 3 · 2 core · 30 credits ≈ 300 hours
After graduating

Where does it lead?

£49,000median pay three years after graduating
Lower quarter£36k
Median£49k
Upper quarter£69k

Median — the middle earner: half earned more, half less. Pay is for graduates of this subject at this university who finished in 2016-18, not adjusted for inflation; based on 275 graduates.

Discover Uni dataset (HESA and Office for Students, CC BY 4.0, contains HESA data); earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes data (Department for Education) · aggregation level 24, 14, 13, 23

Half of graduates earned between £36,000 and £69,000. Five years on, the median is £72,000. 75% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing; 90% of those in work were in professional or managerial jobs.

All outcome figures7
MeasureValueBased on
Continue after year 10% left100%25
In work or study, 15 months on0% studying75%20
Professional or managerial job90%15
Pay 15 months on, median£41,00055
Pay 3 years on, median£49,000275
Pay 5 years on, median£72,000285
Money

What does it cost?

£10,050a year for UK students, 2027/28 entry

Tuition fee loan — paid straight to the university; repayments start the April after you leave, at 9% of income above the threshold. UK fees are capped by government and rise with inflation; placement and study-abroad years are usually charged at a lower rate.

LSE fees page · source

About £30,150 in fees over 3 years, covered by a tuition fee loan you repay only when earning above the threshold. International students: £32,300 a year (2027/28).

National Student Survey 2025-26

What do students say?

71%agreed the course was good overall (question 26)

NSS — a yearly survey of final-year students at every UK university; 58% of this course’s final year answered. Small groups can swing a lot year to year.

National Student Survey, via Discover Uni · 15 students answered

Highest: 100% agreed on question 5; lowest: 53% on question 25.

All questions26
QuestionAgree
Question 193%
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Question 2553%
Question 2671%

Question texts are published by the Office for Students; the dataset carries only the question numbers.

Modules, entry requirements and fees are facts read from London School of Economics and Political Science’s course page on 2026-09-19 and may change; the university’s page is authoritative. Descriptions are not reproduced. Outcome figures are from the Discover Uni dataset. London School of Economics and Political Science is a trade mark of the university; sch.today is independent of it.