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

BScNatural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£33k
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MSciChemistry with a Year in Industry

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FT5Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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MChemChemistry (4 Years)

The University of Liverpool
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MSciAstrophysics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics (4 years)

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out2%
Salary£36k
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MSciPhysics with Study Abroad in a Modern Language

University of Bristol
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£35k
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BScAstrophysics

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied77%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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BScNatural Sciences

The University of Bath
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics with research placement

The University of Bath
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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BScBiology and Chemistry

University of Durham
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£34k
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MPhysPhysics with professional placement, research placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary£33k
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MSciChemistry with Study Abroad in a Modern Language

University of Bristol
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied83%
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£35k
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MChemChemistry

University of St Andrews
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics with research placement

The University of Bath
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary£33k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics with professional placement, research placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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BScPhysics with Renewable Energy Science

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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MChemForensic and Analytical Chemistry

University of Strathclyde
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics (Undergraduate Masters)

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Warwick
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£34k
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MChemChemistry with Research in Industry

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScBiology and Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry (4 years)

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied78%
Drop-out7%
Salary£35k
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Subject Snapshot

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