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

BScForensic and Analytical Chemistry

University of Strathclyde
FTAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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BScTheoretical Physics

The University of Sheffield
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out7%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry with French

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MChemChemistry

University of Lincoln
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BScChemistry with French

University of St Andrews
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Computing

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied92%
Drop-out12%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry, Green Principles and Sustainable Processes

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary£29k
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MSciChemistry

University College London
FT
Satisfied85%
Drop-out18%
Salary£35k
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MPhysPhysics with Astronomy

The University of Surrey
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FTAbroad
Satisfied80%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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MMathMathematical and Theoretical Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT
Satisfied93%
Drop-out
Salary£28k
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MSciChemistry with Management Studies

University College London
FT
Satisfied84%
Drop-out21%
Salary£35k
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BScChemistry

University of Edinburgh
FTPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out7%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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MSciNatural Sciences

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MSciForensic and Analytical Science

The University of Huddersfield
FTFoundation
Satisfied96%
Drop-out30%
Salary£25k
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MChemChemistry

Heriot-Watt University
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MEngAcoustical Engineering

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemChemistry

University of Northumbria at Newcastle
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied77%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScTheoretical Physics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MSciMathematics and Physics

University College London
FT
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£34k
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Subject Snapshot

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