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
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MSciChemical Physics with work placement

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScChemical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out30%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics

University of Lincoln
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BScChemistry

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BScChemistry For Drug Discovery And Development

University of Lincoln
FT3Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScPhysics

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied79%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BScPharmaceutical Chemistry

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Medical Imaging

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with a Placement Year Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry with Industrial Placement

Heriot-Watt University
FT5Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScAstrophysics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BScAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics with a Foundation Year

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScChemistry with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScChemical Engineering and Chemistry

The University of Huddersfield
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BEngEngineering Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

University of Southampton
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BEngAcoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year

University of Salford, the
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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Subject Snapshot

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