Subject Guide

Physical Sciences

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Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
£24,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses568
Data SourceOffice for Students

MChemChemistry with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysical Geography and Geology

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScChemistry (Extended Degree)

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPhysics with a Foundation Year

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT4Y
Satisfied81%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics & Philosophy

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied82%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with French

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Climate Science

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScChemistry

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPhysics with Foundation Year

University of Salford, the
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied95%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MChemChemistry

Nottingham Trent University
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out35%
Salary£28k
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BScMathematics and Physics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScGeology with Integrated Foundation Year

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysical Geography with a Year of Study Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScChemistry with Materials Chemistry with Foundation Year

University of Keele
FT4Y
Satisfied97%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MChemChemistry with Study Abroad

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciChemistry/Mathematics

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied73%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BEngMaterials Science

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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BScMaterials Science

The University of Manchester
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScChemistry with Forensic Science

The University of Huddersfield
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics and Mathematics

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BScChemistry

University of Keele
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied97%
Drop-out15%
Salary£24k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses568
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students