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

MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysEngineering Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FTAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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BEngAcoustical Engineering

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

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out31%
Salary£29k
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MSciPhysics

King's College London
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BScTheoretical Physics (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics

Sheffield Hallam University
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

The University of Warwick
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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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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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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MEngAcoustical Engineering

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

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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Subject Snapshot

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