Subject Guide

Physical Sciences

Compare Physical Sciences degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.

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

MPhysPhysics with Theoretical Physics

The University of Manchester
FTFoundation
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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MSciNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScChemical Physics

University of Glasgow
FTAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MEngAcoustical Engineering with Foundation and Industrial Placement Year

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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MSciPhysics

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysAstrophysics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied71%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Sussex
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MSciNatural Sciences

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£33k
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MPhysPhysics with Biophysics

University of Exeter
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Artificial Intelligence (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemChemistry with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year

Cardiff University
FT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MSciPhysics and Philosophy

University of Bristol
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScCrime Scene Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemChemistry with French

University of St Andrews
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MSciForensic Science

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScEarth and Planetary Science

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FTFoundation
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£40k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied89%
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Salary£29k
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MSciForensic Science

Nottingham Trent University
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScAstrophysics

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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Subject Snapshot

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