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 Courses919
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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BScMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics with Astronomy (4 years)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Astro-Physics

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Industrial Placement

Heriot-Watt University
FT5Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MChemChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScComputational Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScChemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MChemChemistry with Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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Subject Snapshot

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