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

MPhysPhysics

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Exeter
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£35k
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MChemChemistry

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied74%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

The University of Warwick
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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BEngAcoustical Engineering

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MPhysComputational Physics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Bristol
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScChemistry

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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BScCrime Scene Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemChemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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DipHENatural Sciences

The Open University
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out50%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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MSciAstronomy/Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied73%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScChemistry

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out31%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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MEngAcoustical Engineering

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MPhysPhysics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

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