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

MPhysPhysics

The Open University
PT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScComputational Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£29k
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BScGeophysics and Geology

University of Edinburgh
FT4Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry

The University of Bath
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BScChemistry

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Planetary & Space Physics

Prifysgol Aberystwyth
FT3Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£29k
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BScAstrophysics

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology with a Year of Study Abroad

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out14%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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MPhysPhysics (research placement)

University of Sussex
FT4YFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScGeology

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied93%
Drop-out15%
Salary£27k
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MSciGeophysics

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScPhysics

Nottingham Trent University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with a Foundation Year

Loughborough University
FT4Y
Satisfied93%
Drop-out30%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology

King's College London
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics With Space Science

West Herts College📚 Further Education College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied84%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MSciGeophysics with a Year Abroad

The University of East Anglia
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology with Geography

The University of East Anglia
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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BScGeology

The University of Liverpool
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MPhysPhysics with Space Science (4 years)

University of Southampton
FT4Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry (Undergraduate Masters)

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry

University of Plymouth
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Subject Snapshot

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