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

BScEarth and Planetary Science

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FTFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£40k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University of York
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Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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BScPharmaceutical Chemistry

Queen Mary University of London
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Satisfied72%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Leeds
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Satisfied85%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Manchester
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Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£33k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

University of Exeter
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Durham
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

Swansea University
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Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FTAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MChemMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied69%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScArchaeology

The University of Bradford
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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MSciPhysics

University of Nottingham, the
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Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Space Science

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£32k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out21%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics with Foundation Year

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

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics with Biophysics

University of Exeter
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Artificial Intelligence (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemChemistry with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScCrime Scene Science

Teesside University
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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MPhysPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

The University of Warwick
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

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