

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
MSciPhysics with Renewable Energy Science
University of Dundee
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£33k
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MPhysAstrophysics
Cardiff University
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MSciPhysics
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciChemistry
King's College London
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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MChemForensic Chemistry
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of Bath
Satisfied73%
Drop-out5%
Salary£33k
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BScNatural Sciences with Foundation Year
University of Exeter
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemMaterials Chemistry
University of St Andrews
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScAstrophysics
Swansea University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScArchaeology
The University of Bradford
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MSciMathematics and Physics
University of Durham
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£35k
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MPhysPhysics
Swansea University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out21%
Salary£25k
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MSciPhysics
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied83%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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MSciBiology and Chemistry
University of Durham
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£35k
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BScTheoretical Physics
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied88%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MSciForensic Science
The University of Kent
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics
The University of Hull
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics
University of Sussex
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics (with integrated year in industry)
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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MSciNatural Sciences
University of Nottingham, the
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysMathematical Physics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScTheoretical Physics
The University of Sheffield
Satisfied86%
Drop-out7%
Salary£29k
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