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 Courses919
Data SourceOffice for Students

MSciForensic Science

The University of Kent
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BScTheoretical Physics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out4%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScPhysics with Foundation Year

University of Exeter
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry with Forensic Investigation

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£27k
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BScChemical Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScAstrophysics

Swansea University
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Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

Nottingham Trent University
FTAbroad
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied80%
Drop-out15%
Salary£33k
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BScScience with Foundation Year

University of Nottingham, the
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MChemForensic Chemistry

Nottingham Trent University
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£24k
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MPhysPhysics with Data Science

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScPharmaceutical Sciences

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciMathematics and Physics

University of Durham
FTPlacement
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Salary (3yr)£35k
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BScCosmetic Science

University of Sunderland
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied74%
Drop-out0%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
PTPlacement
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied69%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScArchaeology

The University of Bradford
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary£25k
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BScAstrophysics

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScNatural Sciences with Foundation Year

Birkbeck College
FT4Y
Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScMathematics and Physics

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£34k
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MPhysPhysics with Space Science

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied93%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses919
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students