Subject Guide

Physical Sciences

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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

MPhysAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics with a Year Abroad

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astronomy (4 years)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (International)

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Advanced Research

University of Strathclyde
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScMedicinal and Biological Chemistry

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with Forensic Investigation

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics with Year Abroad

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics with Space Science (4 years)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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MSciScience with Foundation Year

University of Nottingham, the
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScBioarchaeology

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

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