Subject Guide

Physical Sciences

Compare Physical Sciences degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.

Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
£24,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses919
Data SourceOffice for Students

MPhysTheoretical Physics

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Advanced Research

University of Strathclyde
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

The University of Huddersfield
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics

University of Strathclyde
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MSciTheoretical Physics

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MNatSciNatural Sciences

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry for Drug Discovery with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysics

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScMathematical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScAstrophysics

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BScBioarchaeology

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics (with an industrial placement year)

University of Sussex
FT5YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry with Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses919
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students