

Subject Guide
Physical Sciences
Compare Physical Sciences degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.
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Average Graduate Salary
£24,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses568
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Physical Sciences Courses
BScGeology with a Year in Industry
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysics (with a Foundation Year)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BEngMaterials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied76%
Drop-out25%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry
Cardiff University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out16%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScMaterials Science
The University of Manchester
Satisfied83%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScEnvironmental Geology with a Year in Industry
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScChemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied83%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScTheoretical Physics
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied76%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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BScChemistry with a Foundation Year
Swansea University
Satisfied94%
Drop-out25%
Salary£27k
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BScForensic Chemistry with Foundation Year
University of Keele
Satisfied97%
Drop-out13%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScChemistry with Materials Chemistry with Foundation Year
University of Keele
Satisfied97%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysical Geography (Extended Degree)
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScForensic Chemistry
University of Keele
Satisfied97%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysical Geography
Swansea University
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScChemistry with Materials Chemistry (MChem)
University of Keele
Satisfied97%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysical Geography
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MChemChemistry with Study Abroad
The University of Leeds
Satisfied81%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScChemistry with Foundation Year
The University of Reading
Satisfied81%
Drop-out35%
Salary£29k
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BScGeology and Physical Geography with Foundation Year
University of Keele
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScChemistry
The University of Surrey
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BScGeology
University of Keele
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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BScForensic Chemistry
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied90%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScPhysics with Philosophy (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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