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

MSciChemical Physics with work placement

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysics

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry For Drug Discovery And Development

University of Lincoln
FT3Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScPhysics

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out6%
Salary£30k
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BScChemical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out30%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out12%
Salary£31k
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BScGeophysical and Atmospheric Sciences

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScForensic Science

University of Derby
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics

University of Southampton
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics with a Foundation Year

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MChemChemistry For Drug Discovery and Development

University of Lincoln
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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BEngAcoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year

University of Salford, the
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry with a Placement Year Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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Subject Snapshot

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