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 Courses919
Data SourceOffice for Students

MChemChemistry

The University of Warwick
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Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MSciPhysics

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
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Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary£40k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
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Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MPhysPhysics with Data Science

University of Sussex
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Theoretical Physics

University of Nottingham, the
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Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MPhysPhysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemistry

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£34k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Durham
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out4%
Salary£35k
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MSciPhysics with Theoretical Physics

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£40k
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MPhysPhysics with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
PTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScMathematics/Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MSciNatural Sciences

University of Durham
FTPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out4%
Salary£34k
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MChemForensic Chemistry with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
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Satisfied
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Salary£26k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Sheffield
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

Queen's University of Belfast
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Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry with a Year in Industry

Queen's University of Belfast
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Satisfied77%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScNatural Sciences (with Industrial Experience)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry with Forensic Investigation

The University of Surrey
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Satisfied100%
Drop-out11%
Salary£27k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Bristol
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BEngAcoustical Engineering

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

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