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 Courses7,666
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScChemistry with French

University of St Andrews
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Computing

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Strathclyde
FTAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScMathematics/Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Sussex
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MSciTheoretical Physics

University College London
FT
Satisfied73%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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BScCrime and Investigative Studies

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied96%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MPhysPhysics with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT
Satisfied85%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Warwick
FT
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary£34k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemForensic Chemistry with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary£26k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BScForensic Science with Professional Placement Year

William College
FT4Y
Satisfied
Drop-out16%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemChemistry

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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MSciForensic Science

University of Keele
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPhysics and Astrophysics

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling)

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of Keele
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BScAstrophysics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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BScNatural Sciences with Foundation Year

University of Exeter
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MMathMathematical and Theoretical Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out
Salary£28k
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Subject Snapshot

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