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 Courses919
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScPhysics

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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MSciChemistry with Study Abroad

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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MChemChemistry with Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScChemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScComputational Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScNatural Sciences with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BAArchaeology with a Placement Year

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MPhysPhysics with Year Abroad

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics

Nottingham Trent University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScMathematical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MPhysPhysics with Medical Applications (Undergraduate Masters)

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScArchaeology

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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Subject Snapshot

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