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

BScChemistry

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied77%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Quantum Computing

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScCrime and Investigative Studies

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied96%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MChemChemistry

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MSciNatural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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BScPhysics, Astrophysics and Cosmology

University of Portsmouth
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out20%
Salary£33k
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BScChemistry with French

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

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MSciNatural Sciences with International Study

University of Nottingham, the
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

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

University of Portsmouth
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out15%
Salary£33k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Leicester
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPhysics and Astrophysics

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry with Computing

University of Bristol
FTFoundation
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£35k
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MPhysPhysics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MSciPhysics with Particle Physics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScForensic Science

University of the West of England, Bristol
FTPlacement
Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BScPhysics

The University of Hull
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

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

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