

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
All Physical Sciences Courses
MPhysTheoretical Physics
The University of Leeds
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScNatural Sciences
Loughborough University
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Advanced Research
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Loughborough University
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry
The University of Huddersfield
Satisfied94%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MSciTheoretical Physics
University of Glasgow
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MNatSciNatural Sciences
The University of Leeds
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry for Drug Discovery with professional placement or study abroad
The University of Bath
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry
The University of Leicester
Satisfied90%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)
University of Sussex
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry
University of Plymouth
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysics
King's College London
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology
King's College London
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScMathematical Physics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScAstrophysics
Cardiff University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics
University of Dundee
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BScBioarchaeology
University of York
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics (with an industrial placement year)
University of Sussex
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry with Year in Industry
Cardiff University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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