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

MChemChemistry for Drug Discovery

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MSciChemistry with a Year in Industry

King's College London
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leeds
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied91%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Foundation Year

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Quantum Technology

University of Exeter
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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BScForensic Anthropology

The University of Bradford
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics with Quantum Computing with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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BScArchaeology

University of York
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied77%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MSciNatural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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BScPhysics, Astrophysics and Cosmology

University of Portsmouth
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out20%
Salary£33k
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MPhysPhysics with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT
Satisfied85%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScCrime and Investigative Studies

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied95%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MChemMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied69%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

The University of Manchester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MSciPhysics with Computing

University of Bristol
FTFoundation
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£35k
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MPhysPhysics with Astronomy

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

Edge Hill University
PTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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Subject Snapshot

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