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

MChemMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Bristol
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BEngAcoustical Engineering

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MPhysPhysics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out31%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BScMaterials Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScNatural Sciences (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics with Space Science

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

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MSciPhysics

King's College London
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BScTheoretical Physics (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics

Sheffield Hallam University
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MSciAstronomy/Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied73%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

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

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

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

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

University of Exeter
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£35k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Applied Research

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£26k
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Subject Snapshot

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