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 Courses7,666
Data SourceOffice for Students

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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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

Heriot-Watt University
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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BScForensic Science

Nottingham College📚 Further Education College
FT3Y
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemChemistry

The University of Huddersfield
FTFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MSciPhysics

University College London
FT
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£34k
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BScTheoretical Physics

The University of Leeds
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemistry

University of Bristol
FTFoundation
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics with Artificial Intelligence (International)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScPhysics with Quantum Computing with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BScArchaeology

University of York
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MSciMedicinal and Biological Chemistry

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out8%
Salary£31k
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MChemMedicinal and Biological Chemistry

University of Edinburgh
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Quantum Computing

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciNatural Sciences

University of Exeter
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£36k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses7,666
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students