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

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FTAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MSciAudiology

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

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScMathematics and Physics

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£34k
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BScPharmaceutical Sciences

University of Sunderland
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out29%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemMaterials Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied73%
Drop-out5%
Salary£33k
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MSciNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MEngAcoustical Engineering with Foundation and Industrial Placement Year

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

University of Strathclyde
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MSciPhysics

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Technology

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScPhysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics

The University of Kent
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science

The University of Bradford
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BEngAcoustical Engineering with Industrial Placement Year

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of East Anglia
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysPhysics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MChemPhysChemical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT
Satisfied75%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MSciMathematics and Physics

University College London
FT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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BScTheoretical Physics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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Subject Snapshot

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