Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad
29MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£27,500
SATISFACTION91%
CONTINUATION86%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS80%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 29% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Exploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad
BSc · Cardiff University · 3 years
The pay story
- £27,500Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £25,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £29,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 46th percentile of 378 Geography and Earth Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 75%Found their work meaningful
- 85%Felt on track with their career
- 80%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 30% of graduatescards →
- 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 35% of graduatescards →
- 22 / 100Conservation and environment professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).