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 Courses7,666
Data SourceOffice for Students

MSciChemistry with Study Abroad

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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MChemChemistry with Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Medical Applications (Undergraduate Masters)

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MSciScience with Foundation Year

University of Nottingham, the
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied92%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astro-Physics (Undergraduate Masters)

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScMathematical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

Nottingham Trent University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BAArchaeology with a Placement Year

University College London
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScHealth Sciences with Foundation Year

University of Nottingham, the
FT4Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Dundee
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics with Space Science

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScChemistry

The University of Bath
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScNatural Sciences with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal and Biological Chemistry

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses7,666
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students