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

BScArchaeology

University of York
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysAstrophysics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied98%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Liverpool
FTAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MSciPhysics with Theoretical Physics

King's College London
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out25%
Salary£32k
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BScForensic Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScNatural Sciences

The University of Leeds
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Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPharmaceutical Science

Teesside University
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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MPhysPhysics with Theoretical Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MAArchaeology

University of Aberdeen
FTAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScCrime Scene Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemForensic Chemistry

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BScBiochemistry

Edge Hill University
PTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics

University of the West of Scotland
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Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysAstrophysics

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MSciPhysics

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of East Anglia
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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DipHEPhysics

The Open University
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out60%
Salary (3yr)£39k
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BScPhysics

Nottingham Trent University
FTAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MChemForensic Chemistry

Nottingham Trent University
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScPhysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of East Anglia
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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Subject Snapshot

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