Physics
50MEDIAN PAY, 15 MO£32,000
SATISFACTION94%
CONTINUATION100%
PROFESSIONAL JOBS95%
DESTINATION-WEIGHTEDAI is already used for about 50% of the work its graduates go into (High).
Physics
MPhys · University of St Andrews · 5 years
The pay story
- £32,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
- £32,000Median, 3 years out (LEO)
- £39,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)
That 15-month median sits at the 82th percentile of 611 Physical 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
- 70%Felt on track with their career
- 95%In professional-level work
Where the pay comes from
- 72 / 100Information Technology Professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
- 62 / 100Secretarial and related occupations · 5% of graduatescards →
- 60 / 100Business, Research and Administrative Professionals · 10% of graduatescards →
- 52 / 100Finance Professionals · 5% of graduatescards →
- 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% 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).