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Undergraduate employability and careers

There is no such thing as a typical Geography career. Our graduates go on to an exciting range of jobs in varied sectors. 

Our graduates are highly employable. Our Department was ranked 1st for Geography in the 2025 Good University Guide produced by The Times/Sunday Times and this included a score of 94.4 for graduate prospects, the highest for our subject in the UK.

When you join our world leading Department of Geography, you'll learn transferable skills and gain invaluable experience that will prepare you for a successful career in your chosen field.

Our alumni community is highly engaged. Each term we invite our alumni to speak to current students and help them explore different career paths. 

If you want to study a degree that will open up many career paths, Geography at Durham is a great choice.  

Alumni careers

Find out more about the careers some of our graduates have gone on to and how their time at Durham University helped prepare them.

Read our case studies

Amy - Geography / Van Mildert College

Amy graduated in 2018 and is a fully qualified, practicing Children and Families Social Worker.
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Simon - Geography / Collingwood College

Simon graduated in 2010 and in 2017 took on the role of Head of Student Recruitment at Edge Hill University.
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Matt - Geography / Collingwood College

Matt graduated in 2012 and now works for the Civil Service at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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Rachel - Geography / Josephine Butler College

Rachel graduated in 2014 and is a Financial Services Management consultant at Accenture.
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The seminars & workshops with professors at the very top of their fields challenged us to improve our communication, presentation and thinking techniques. These transferable skills have been immensely useful in my career alongside the vast amount of practical environmental knowledge I use in my everyday work.
Charlie Drew
BA Geography graduate (2018)

Support and guidance

  • Careers Support

    Our Careers & Enterprise Centre is available to current students and offers lifelong support to Durham graduates.

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  • What can you do with your degree?

    From environmental consultancies to planning departments, your geography degree can lead you into a variety of careers.

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Careers Support

Our Careers & Enterprise Centre is available to current students and offers lifelong support to Durham graduates.

Picture of a female student wearing glasses and smiling.

What can you do with your degree?

From environmental consultancies to planning departments, your geography degree can lead you into a variety of careers.

Picture of a male student wearing a purple hoodie and glasses.