Mathematics and Physics
33MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION89%
CONTINUATION54%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS85%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 33% of the work its graduates go into (Moderate).
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Mathematics and Physics
BSc · The Open University
CONTINUATION ALERT
46% of this course's students did not continue past year one. Worth asking the university about directly.
The pay story
- £32,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £30,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £36,000Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 63th percentile of 302 Mathematical Sciences courses nationally (ties counted as half, so a course on the median never reads as below it).
Graduate voice
- 80%Found their work meaningful
- 90%Felt on track with their career
- 85%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 65 / 100Web and Multimedia Design Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
- 42 / 100Legal professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 30 / 100Managers, directors and senior officials · 5% of graduatescards →
MORE ON THIS COURSEClassic profile (reviews, comparisons, open days, campus video) · this course as data. Measured August 2026; pay, satisfaction and continuation figures are the course's own published data (HESA GO / LEO / NSS).