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 Courses568
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScComputational Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MPhysPhysics with Year Abroad

University of Edinburgh
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MSciGeology with Study Abroad

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScPhysics

Nottingham Trent University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied78%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry with Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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MEarthPhysGeophysics and Geology with Professional Placement

University of Edinburgh
FT5Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScMathematical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScGeology with Geography

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MSciGeophysics

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology with a Year of Study Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out14%
Salary£28k
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BScAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScChemistry

Swansea University
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BScChemistry For Drug Discovery And Development

University of Lincoln
FT3Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScGeology with Palaeontology

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses568
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students