

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 Courses7,283
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Physical Sciences Courses
MPhysPhysics
The Open University
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScComputational Physics
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScGeophysics and Geology
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry
The University of Bath
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BScChemistry
The University of Leicester
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics
Prifysgol Aberystwyth
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScAstrophysics
Cardiff University
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology with a Year of Study Abroad
Cardiff University
Satisfied91%
Drop-out14%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry
The University of Surrey
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics (research placement)
University of Sussex
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScGeology
University of Plymouth
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MSciGeophysics
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with a Foundation Year
Loughborough University
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology
King's College London
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics With Space Science
West Herts College📚 Further Education College
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MSciGeophysics with a Year Abroad
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology with Geography
The University of East Anglia
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics with Space Science (4 years)
University of Southampton
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry (Undergraduate Masters)
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry
University of Plymouth
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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