

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
BScArchaeology
University College London
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science
Teesside University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemChemistry with Science Foundation Year
University of Lincoln
Satisfied100%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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MPhysEngineering Physics
Loughborough University
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics (International)
The University of Leeds
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science
Anglia Ruskin University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPhysics with Theoretical Physics
University of Nottingham, the
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Data Science
University of Sussex
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (International)
The University of Leeds
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScNatural Sciences
Birkbeck College
Satisfied
Drop-out30%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics
The University of Surrey
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPlanetary Science with Astronomy with Foundation Year
Birkbeck College
Satisfied
Drop-out35%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics
Sheffield Hallam University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of Manchester
Satisfied88%
Drop-out6%
Salary£34k
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BScChemistry with French
University of St Andrews
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MMathMathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year
University of Lincoln
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£21k
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MSciPhysics
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary£40k
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BScCrime Scene Science
Teesside University
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MPhysMathematical Physics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics
Loughborough University
Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics (with an industrial placement year)
University of Sussex
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry with Computing
Loughborough University
Satisfied
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MSciBiology and Chemistry
University of Durham
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£35k
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