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 Courses7,283
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScAstrophysics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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MChemChemistry

University of Strathclyde
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied96%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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MSciPhysics and Astrophysics

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£32k
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MMathMathematical Physics with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT5Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy with a Year Abroad

The University of Liverpool
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScPhysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry with International Placement

The University of Warwick
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied85%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScExploration Geology

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (International)

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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MMath&PhysMathematics and Physics

The University of Manchester
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BAGeology

University of Oxford
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics (International)

The University of Leeds
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry, the Atmosphere and the Environment

University of York
FT3YPlacement
Satisfied88%
Drop-out3%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics

University of Nottingham, the
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

The University of Leeds
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of York
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics with Industrial Placement

Heriot-Watt University
FT5Y
Satisfied92%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics with Astro-Physics

Queen's University of Belfast
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry for Drug Discovery with professional placement or study abroad

The University of Bath
FT4YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScMathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year

University of Lincoln
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied87%
Drop-out13%
Salary£28k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FT5YPlacement
Satisfied86%
Drop-out12%
Salary£30k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses7,283
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students