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

BScPharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FTAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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BScTheoretical Physics (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MSciAstrophysics

University College London
FT
Satisfied79%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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MSciPhysics

King's College London
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Warwick
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£34k
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BScNatural Sciences (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Technology (with Foundation Year)

Nottingham Trent University
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry

Manchester Metropolitan University
FTPlacement
Satisfied75%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics

The Open University
PT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out36%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Technology

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScPhysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of East Anglia
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MSciForensic Science

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScMaterials Chemistry

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MChemForensic Chemistry

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MAArchaeology

University of Aberdeen
FTAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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Subject Snapshot

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