

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
All Physical Sciences Courses
MPhysPhysics with Theoretical Physics
The University of Manchester
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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MSciNatural Sciences
Loughborough University
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScChemical Physics
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MEngAcoustical Engineering with Foundation and Industrial Placement Year
University of Southampton
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MSciPhysics
University of Nottingham, the
Satisfied100%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysAstrophysics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied71%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics
University of Sussex
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MSciNatural Sciences
The University of Bath
Satisfied80%
Drop-out0%
Salary£33k
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MPhysPhysics with Biophysics
University of Exeter
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Artificial Intelligence (Industrial)
The University of Leeds
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemChemistry with professional placement or study abroad
The University of Bath
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of Sheffield
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics
The University of Surrey
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MPhysAstrophysics with a Professional Placement Year
Cardiff University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£29k
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MSciPhysics and Philosophy
University of Bristol
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScCrime Scene Science
Teesside University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemChemistry with French
University of St Andrews
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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MSciForensic Science
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£24k
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BScEarth and Planetary Science
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£40k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (Industrial)
The University of Leeds
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment
University of York
Satisfied89%
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Salary£29k
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MSciForensic Science
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied100%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScAstrophysics
University of St Andrews
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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