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

MSciChemistry with Study Abroad

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics with Year Abroad

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScAstrophysics

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MEarthPhysGeophysics with Professional Placement

University of Edinburgh
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry for Drug Discovery

The University of Bath
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics

The Open University
PT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScGeology

The University of Liverpool
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics with Astro-Physics (Undergraduate Masters)

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry with Forensic Investigation

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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MSciGeology with Study Abroad

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScChemistry

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScGeology

University of Southampton
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScGeology with Palaeontology

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysics

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

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