Physics
44MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION92%
CONTINUATION90%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS60%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 44% of the work its graduates go into (High).
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Physics
BSc · Cardiff University · 3 years
The pay story
- £32,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £28,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £36,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 82th percentile of 611 Physical Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 90%Found their work meaningful
- 70%Felt on track with their career
- 60%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 55 / 100Administrative occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 40 / 100Sales occupations · 20% of graduatescards →
- 28 / 100Engineering professionals · 20% 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).