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

MSciGeology with Study Abroad

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScPhysics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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BScGeophysics and Geology

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScGeology with a Year of Study Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out14%
Salary£28k
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BScGeophysics and Meteorology

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MEarthPhysGeophysics and Geology with Professional Placement

University of Edinburgh
FT5Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MEarthPhysGeophysics with Professional Placement

University of Edinburgh
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MPhysPhysics with Year Abroad

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
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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BScAstrophysics

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScExploration Geology with a Year of Study Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out14%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology with Geography

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MSciGeophysics with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics (with an industrial placement year)

University of Sussex
FT5YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

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

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

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScChemistry for Drug Discovery

The University of Bath
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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Subject Snapshot

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