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 Courses656
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScMathematical Physics

Heriot-Watt University
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry for Drug Discovery with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScMathematical and Theoretical Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astro-Physics

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScGeography (Human and Physical) with Professional Experience

The University of Reading
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysical Geography

University of Southampton
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry

The University of Huddersfield
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MPhysPhysics with Industrial Placement

Heriot-Watt University
FT5Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScMathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out13%
Salary£28k
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BScChemistry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

The University of Warwick
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astronomy (4 years)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MSciTheoretical Physics

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScGeology with Geography

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScMathematical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MPhysPhysics (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Year Abroad

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScGeophysics and Meteorology

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScGeology

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MSciGeophysics

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses656
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students