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

MPhysTheoretical Physics

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out12%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry with Placement

Heriot-Watt University
FT5YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics with a Year in Industry

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScChemical Sciences (4 year route including a Foundation Year at Carmel

The University of Liverpool
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics with a Year In Industry

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScPhysics (with Foundation Year)

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Hull
FT4Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics with a Foundation Year

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MChemChemistry For Drug Discovery and Development

University of Lincoln
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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BEngEngineering Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics with Geophysics

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScChemistry with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BScForensic Science

University of Derby
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£25k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry with Industrial Placement

Heriot-Watt University
FT5Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScForensic Science

Nottingham Trent University
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScChemistry with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScGeophysical and Atmospheric Sciences

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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Subject Snapshot

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