Subject Guide

Physical Sciences

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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

BScPhysics with Nuclear Science

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied79%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (Study Abroad)

University Academy 92
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScNatural Sciences (Placement Year)

University Academy 92
FT4Y
Satisfied96%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysics (with a Foundation Year)

University Academy 92
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MSciChemistry with a Year in Industry

University of Nottingham, the
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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BEngChemical Engineering

The University of Huddersfield
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScCombined Studies

Heriot-Watt University
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out14%
Salary£31k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry with Pharmacology

The University of Liverpool
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Medical Physics

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied76%
Drop-out30%
Salary£34k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

King's College London
FT4Y
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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BScChemical Physics

University of Bristol
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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MSciChemical Physics with Industrial Experience

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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BScNatural Sciences

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MSciTheoretical Physics

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics

University Academy 92
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MChemChemistry with French

University of St Andrews
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry with International Study

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics with Theoretical Physics

Loughborough University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out6%
Salary£28k
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BScChemistry

The University of Sheffield
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScNatural Sciences

University Academy 92
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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Subject Snapshot

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