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

BScChemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling)

University of Southampton
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Satisfied88%
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemForensic Chemistry

University of Keele
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScCosmetic Science

University of Sunderland
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out0%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MSciNatural Sciences with International Study

University of Nottingham, the
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics

University of the West of Scotland
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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MSciNatural Sciences

University of Durham
FTPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out4%
Salary£34k
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BScPhysics

Edge Hill University
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScChemistry

Nottingham Trent University
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Satisfied95%
Drop-out45%
Salary£28k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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DipHENatural Sciences

The Open University
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out50%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MChemForensic Chemistry with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
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Salary£26k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Warwick
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Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary£34k
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MSciPhysics with Computing

University of Bristol
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Salary (3yr)£35k
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BScChemistry

The University of Manchester
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Satisfied
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MChemMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied69%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScCrime and Investigative Studies

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied95%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Surrey
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT
Satisfied85%
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Leeds
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics, Astrophysics and Cosmology

University of Portsmouth
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out20%
Salary£33k
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MSciNatural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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Subject Snapshot

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