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

BScChemistry with a Placement Year Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics and Philosophy

University of Bristol
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out13%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScGeology

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScGeology

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

Nottingham Trent University
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScPhysics

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied65%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScChemistry

University of Bristol
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out8%
Salary£28k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out35%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with Cosmetic Science

The University of Reading
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScGeology

University of Aberdeen
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BScGeophysics

University College London
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics (includes foundation year)

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry with a Year in Industry

The University of Leeds
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with a Foundation Year

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry

The University of Leeds
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

University of Lincoln
FT3Y
Satisfied71%
Drop-out0%
Salary£26k
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BScGeology

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out25%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics and Mathematics with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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Subject Snapshot

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