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

MPhysPhysics with Artificial Intelligence (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemChemistry with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
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Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
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Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Sheffield
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Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics

The University of Surrey
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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BScBiochemistry with Foundation Year

University of Salford, the
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScBiochemistry

University of Salford, the
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPlanetary Exploration with Astronomy and Astrobiology

Birkbeck College
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Drop-out30%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemChemistry

Swansea University
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Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Exeter
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£35k
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MChemChemistry

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

The University of Warwick
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScCosmetic Science with Integrated Foundation Year

University of Sunderland
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out50%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Lincoln
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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MSciChemistry

University of Nottingham, the
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Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScChemistry

University of Southampton
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Satisfied88%
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Salary£28k
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MSciMathematics with Mathematical Physics

University College London
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Satisfied89%
Drop-out14%
Salary£34k
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MSciAstronomy/Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied73%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScChemistry

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out31%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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MEngAcoustical Engineering

University of Southampton
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Satisfied82%
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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Subject Snapshot

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