

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
All Physical Sciences Courses
BScPhysics
Swansea University
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)
University of York
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MSciAudiology
University of Southampton
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScAstrophysics
Swansea University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScMathematics and Physics
The University of Manchester
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£34k
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BScPharmaceutical Sciences
University of Sunderland
Satisfied87%
Drop-out29%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemMaterials Chemistry
University of St Andrews
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of Bath
Satisfied73%
Drop-out5%
Salary£33k
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MSciNatural Sciences
Loughborough University
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MEngAcoustical Engineering with Foundation and Industrial Placement Year
University of Southampton
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScPhysics
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MSciPhysics
University of Nottingham, the
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Technology
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScPhysics with a Professional Placement Year
Cardiff University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics
The University of Kent
Satisfied88%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science
The University of Bradford
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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BEngAcoustical Engineering with Industrial Placement Year
University of Southampton
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
University of St Andrews
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysPhysics
Loughborough University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MChemPhysChemical Physics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied75%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MSciMathematics and Physics
University College London
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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BScTheoretical Physics (Industrial)
The University of Leeds
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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