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

BScBiochemistry

Wrexham University
PTFoundation
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScCrime Scene Science

Teesside University
PT
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScPhysics (with an industrial placement year)

University of Sussex
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics (with integrated year in industry)

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
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Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPhysics with Foundation Year

University of Exeter
FT
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry with Forensic Investigation

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BScChemical Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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MSciNatural Sciences

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£33k
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BScEarth and Planetary Science

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FTFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£40k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics With Stem Foundation Year

Edge Hill University
FT4Y
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScNatural Sciences

Birkbeck College
FT3Y
Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScBiochemistry

Edge Hill University
PTPlacementAbroad
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemChemistry

University of Durham
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPharmaceutical Sciences

University of Sunderland
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out29%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemMaterials Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BScForensic Chemistry

Nottingham Trent University
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Liverpool
FTAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

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