University of Cambridge
Land Economy BA (Hons)
University of Cambridge

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Economics

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £44000 £49500 £67500
25-75 percentile range £32000 - £66000 £37500 - £75000 £49000 - £121000


Salary of all UK Graduates of Economics

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £26293 £26854 £33188
25-75 percentile range £22233 - £31169 £20894 - £35436 £24702 - £46054

Course Description

Land Economy is intellectually challenging – encompassing law and economics, with aspects of the environment, business finance and resource management – and offers many excellent career opportunities. Law, economics, and their relationship to the built and natural environments are central to Land Economy, along with other areas such as public policy, planning, the financial aspects of real estate and international development. The multidisciplinary nature of the course is particularly relevant in the twenty-first century where the environment, law and economics and the control of scarce resources affect the daily lives of people around the world.

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Land Economy BA (Hons) at University of Cambridge

45% Teaching Professionals
25% Artistic, literary and media occupations
20% Administrative occupations
10% Customer service occupations

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Qualification requirements

Including a relevant subject/science @ C or above (80 UCAS tariff points)

31-30 overall or 665-655 in 3 HL subjects.

Other qualifications at a level equivalent to A Levels and IB Higher Levels are also accepted, including Scottish Advanced Highers, Welsh qualifications, the Irish Leaving Certificate, and a range of European and overseas qualifications. See the guidance at www.cam.ac.uk/entrancerequirements. Please note that entry requirements may vary across our Colleges, therefore you should ensure you have checked the entry requirements for your chosen College before making an application.

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

    • 6.5
    • All other courses
    • 6.5
    • Graduate Degrees
    • (no subscore less than 6.0)
    • 6.5
    • Undergraduate Degrees
    • (no subscore less than 6.0)
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Land Economy, BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

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Where is this programme taught

St Catharine's
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Magdalene
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Hughes Hall
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Sidney Sussex
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St Edmund's
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Fitzwilliam
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Murray Edwards
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Trinity Hall
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Open application
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Lucy Cavendish
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Homerton
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Robinson
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St John's
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Christ's
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Gonville & Caius
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Pembroke
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FAQ about Land Economy BA (Hons) University of Cambridge

  • The median salary of graduates of this course was £35429 15 months after graduation, £49500 3 years after graduation and £67500 after graduation.

  • Teaching Professionals (45%), Artistic, literary and media occupations (25%), Administrative occupations (20%), Customer service occupations (10%)

  • Land Economy BA (Hons) is taught on campus and cannot be taken online at University of Cambridge.

  • It is rather difficult to get accepted into this course. Accepted students had an average UCAS tariff score of 186 which is higher than 77.56% of all courses in the UK.