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

BScArchaeology

University College London
FT
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MChemChemistry with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied100%
Drop-out7%
Salary£26k
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MPhysEngineering Physics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScForensic Science

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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BScPhysics with Theoretical Physics

University of Nottingham, the
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Data Science

University of Sussex
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FTAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScNatural Sciences

Birkbeck College
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out30%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics

The University of Surrey
FTAbroad
Satisfied83%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPlanetary Science with Astronomy with Foundation Year

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

Sheffield Hallam University
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Manchester
FTPlacementFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out6%
Salary£34k
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BScChemistry with French

University of St Andrews
FTAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MMathMathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MSciPhysics

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FT
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary£40k
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BScCrime Scene Science

Teesside University
PT
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£32k
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MPhysMathematical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics (with an industrial placement year)

University of Sussex
FTFoundation
Satisfied92%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry with Computing

Loughborough University
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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MSciBiology and Chemistry

University of Durham
FTPlacement
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£35k
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Subject Snapshot

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