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

MSciPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Bristol
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScArchaeological Science

University of the Highlands and Islands
FT4Y
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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MSciForensic Science

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScChemistry

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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BScPharmaceutical Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemChemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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BScForensic Science

University of Bedfordshire
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiochemistry and Immunology

University of Strathclyde
PT
Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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BScGeology With Physical Geography

Edge Hill University
PTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics

University of Exeter
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£35k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Kent
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Climate Science

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScChemistry with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScTheoretical Physics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScChemistry

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

The University of Sheffield
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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MSciForensic Science

University of Keele
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Leicester
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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Subject Snapshot

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