Chemistry

The pay story

• £29,000Median, 15 months after graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes)
• £27,500Median, 3 years out (LEO)
• £33,500Median, 5 years out (LEO)

That 15-month median sits at the 37th 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
• 85%In professional-level work

Where the pay comes from

• 48 / 100Business and public service associate professionals · 15% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Natural and social science professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 40 / 100Science, engineering and technology associate professionals · 25% of graduatescards →
• 32 / 100Artistic, literary and media occupations · 15% of graduatescards →
• 4 / 100Skilled trades occupations · 10% of graduatescards →