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 Courses7,283
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScPhysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£29k
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BScAstrophysics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScChemistry

Loughborough University
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MMathMathematical Physics with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT5Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScChemistry

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BAGeology

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

The University of Warwick
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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MPhysAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics with a Year Abroad

The University of Kent
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics and Applied Mathematics

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (International)

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Industrial Placement

Heriot-Watt University
FT5Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MChemChemistry (with Industrial Placement)

University Academy 92
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MSciTheoretical Physics

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Astro-Physics

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses7,283
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students