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

MSciNatural Sciences

University College London
FT
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics

The University of Sheffield
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScChemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling)

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied88%
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of Keele
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BScAstrophysics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MSciPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MMathMathematical and Theoretical Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out
Salary£28k
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MSciChemistry with Management Studies

University College London
FT
Satisfied84%
Drop-out21%
Salary£35k
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BScChemistry

University of Edinburgh
FTPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out7%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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MSciNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FTPlacement
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics with Climate Science

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysPhysics

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

University of Exeter
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£35k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out9%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied94%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

The University of Manchester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£34k
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MSciForensic and Analytical Science

The University of Huddersfield
FTFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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MChemChemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry with Computing

University of Bristol
FTFoundation
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£35k
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Subject Snapshot

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