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

BScPharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Surrey
FT
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciForensic Science

University of Keele
FTAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScChemistry with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

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

University College London
FT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£35k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysEngineering Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FTAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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MSciChemistry and Physics

University of Durham
FTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£35k
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BEngAcoustical Engineering

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

University of Aberdeen
FTAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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MChemForensic Chemistry

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MPhysAstrophysics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied98%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScNatural Sciences

The University of Leeds
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Theoretical Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciPhysics with Computer Science

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
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Salary (3yr)£36k
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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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Masters Degree (Coursework)Master of Quantum Information Technology

La Trobe University (La Trobe)
Employed
Salary (2yr)A$24k
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MSciPhysics

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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Masters Degree (Coursework)Master of Quantum Technology

The University of Queensland
Employed
Salary (2yr)A$24k
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Masters Degree (Coursework)Master of Science (Advanced) in Quantum Technology

Australian National University
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Salary (2yr)A$72k
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Subject Snapshot

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