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

BScBiochemistry

Edge Hill University
PTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (subject)£24k*
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

BScAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£29k
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

BScPhysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£28k
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

MPhysPhysics

The University of East Anglia
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£26k
OVERALLC
⚖️ Compare

MPhysAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£29k
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

MSciForensic Science

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
OVERALLA
⚖️ Compare

MChemMedicinal Chemistry

Nottingham Trent University
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

MChemChemistry with a Placement Year Abroad

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MChemMedicinal Chemistry

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£25k
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

MChemChemistry

The University of East Anglia
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MPhysPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with Foundation Year)

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£27k
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

MChemChemistry

Manchester Metropolitan University
FTPlacement
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£25k
OVERALLB
⚖️ Compare

MPhysPhysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£28k
OVERALL
⚖️ Compare

MSciChemistry

King's College London
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
OVERALLA
⚖️ Compare

Associate's degreeAssociate's degree in Physics, General

Rose State College
⚖️ Compare

Master’s DegreeAstronomy: Master of Science (MSc) - UBCV

University of British Columbia
⚖️ Compare

DiplomaOpticianry Diploma

Douglas College
24Y
⚖️ Compare

MasterApplied Materials Science

Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena
24Y
⚖️ Compare

PhDInternational Max Planck Research School (IMPRS) on Astrophysics at LMU Munich

Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
36Y
⚖️ Compare

PhDInternational Max Planck Research School Physics of Light (IMPRS-PL)

Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light
36Y
⚖️ Compare

MasterLasers and Photonics (Master of Science)

Universität Bochum
24Y
⚖️ Compare

MasterMaster of Science in Astrophysics

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
24Y
⚖️ Compare

MasterMaster of Science in Climate Physics: Meteorology and Physical Oceanography

Kiel University
24Y
⚖️ Compare

Subject Snapshot

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