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

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BScAstrophysics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciPharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry with Forensic Investigation

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysics with Foundation Year

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

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied77%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics (with an industrial placement year)

University of Sussex
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciPhysics

University of Bristol
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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MSciPhysics with Medical Imaging

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic and Analytical Chemistry

University of Strathclyde
FTAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry, Biological and Medicinal Chemistry

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied89%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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MPhysEngineering Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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MChemChemistry for Drug Discovery

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MSciChemistry with a Year in Industry

King's College London
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics with Artificial Intelligence (International)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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MSciComputer Science and Mathematics

University of Durham
FTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£35k
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MSciMedicinal and Biological Chemistry

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out8%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Sussex
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysics

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out12%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Theoretical Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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Subject Snapshot

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