

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
All Physical Sciences Courses
MPhysAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics
The University of Kent
Satisfied88%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science
The University of Bradford
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics
Loughborough University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MSciPhysics
University of Dundee
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MPhysAstrophysics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied71%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScCosmetic Science
University of Sunderland
Satisfied74%
Drop-out0%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics
University of Sussex
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScMaterials Chemistry
University of St Andrews
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics
The University of Surrey
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics
University of the West of Scotland
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics
The University of Warwick
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary£34k
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BScPhysics with Theoretical Physics
Loughborough University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScNatural Sciences with Foundation Year
Birkbeck College
Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MSciPhysics
University of Glasgow
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes
University of York
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry
The University of Leeds
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics
The University of Bath
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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MSciNatural Sciences
University of Exeter
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£36k
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BScPhysics, Astrophysics and Cosmology
University of Portsmouth
Satisfied
Drop-out20%
Salary£33k
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MSciNatural Sciences with professional placement or study abroad
The University of Bath
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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MChemChemistry
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics
The University of Surrey
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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