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

MPhysPhysics with Foundation Year

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leeds
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied91%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemistry with a Year in Industry

King's College London
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry for Drug Discovery

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

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

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FTPlacement
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScArchaeology

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry

University of Lincoln
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BScForensic Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MSciChemical Physics

University of Bristol
FT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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MMathMathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MSciPhysics

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary£40k
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BScPhysics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics

Edge Hill University
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MSciPhysics

University of Bristol
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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BScBiochemistry

Wrexham University
PTFoundation
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScEngineering Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with Computing

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScNatural Sciences

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out30%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MSciBiology and Chemistry

University of Durham
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£35k
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BScPlanetary Science with Astronomy with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Hull
FT
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MSciForensic Science

The University of Kent
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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Subject Snapshot

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