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

MChemMedicinal and Biological Chemistry

University of Edinburgh
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Leeds
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary£29k
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MSciPhysics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Theoretical Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Warwick
FT
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary£34k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciNatural Sciences with International Study

University of Nottingham, the
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemForensic Chemistry

University of Keele
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Sheffield
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Portsmouth
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out15%
Salary£33k
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BScPhysics and Astrophysics

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScForensic Science

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MSciNatural Sciences

University College London
FT
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics

The University of Sheffield
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScChemistry

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScChemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling)

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScNatural Sciences with Foundation Year

University of Exeter
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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Subject Snapshot

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