

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 Courses7,319
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Physical Sciences Courses
BScArchaeology
University of Aberdeen
Satisfied94%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied87%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScNatural Sciences with a Foundation Year
Loughborough University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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BScEnvironmental Chemistry
University of Plymouth
Satisfied94%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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MPhysPhysics with Year Abroad
University of Edinburgh
Satisfied66%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics (Industrial)
The University of Leeds
Satisfied78%
Drop-out7%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry with Year in Industry
Cardiff University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MSciScience with Foundation Year
University of Nottingham, the
Satisfied92%
Drop-out45%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry
The University of Surrey
Satisfied89%
Drop-out10%
Salary£27k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics & Cosmology
King's College London
Satisfied75%
Drop-out12%
Salary£32k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry
Cardiff University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Medical Applications
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MPhysPhysics (Quantum Technology) (research placement)
University of Sussex
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Space Science (4 years)
University of Southampton
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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MPhysPhysics (with an industrial placement year)
University of Sussex
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics
Nottingham Trent University
Satisfied86%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry with a Year in Industry
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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BScBioarchaeology
University of York
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemical Physics with work placement
University of Glasgow
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics
The University of Kent
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year in industry)
University of York
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScPharmaceutical Chemistry
The University of Reading
Satisfied81%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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