

Subject Guide
Physical Sciences
Compare Physical Sciences degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.
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Average Graduate Salary
£24,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses7,666
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Physical Sciences Courses
BScBiochemistry
Edge Hill University
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year
Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScPhysics with a Professional Placement Year
Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MPhysAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year
Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MSciForensic Science
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry
Nottingham Trent University
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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MChemChemistry with a Placement Year Abroad
Cardiff University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry
Nottingham Trent University
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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MChemChemistry
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with Foundation Year)
Nottingham Trent University
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Salary (3yr)£27k
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MChemChemistry
Manchester Metropolitan University
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
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MPhysPhysics with a Professional Placement Year
Cardiff University
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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MSciChemistry
King's College London
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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Associate's degreeAssociate's degree in Physics, General
Rose State College
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Master’s DegreeAstronomy: Master of Science (MSc) - UBCV
University of British Columbia
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DiplomaOpticianry Diploma
Douglas College
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MasterApplied Materials Science
Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
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PhDInternational Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Astrophysics at LMU Munich
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
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PhDInternational Max Planck Research School Physics of Light (IMPRS-PL)
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
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MasterLasers and Photonics (Master of Science)
Universität Bochum
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MasterMaster of Science in Astrophysics
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
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MasterMaster of Science in Climate Physics: Meteorology and Physical Oceanography
Kiel University
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