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

BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

Cardiff University
FT3Y
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MPhysAstrophysics

University of Sussex
FT4YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied80%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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BScPhysics

Sheffield Hallam University
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied82%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemical Physics

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Discovery

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT3YPlacementFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out25%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScChemistry For Drug Discovery And Development

University of Lincoln
FT3Y
Satisfied74%
Drop-out5%
Salary£26k
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BScChemistry

University of Glasgow
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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BScPhysics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScGeology with Geography with a Placement Year

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

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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BScGeology with Palaeontology

The University of Leicester
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£27k
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BScChemistry with a Year in Industry

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry with a Modern Language

Birmingham Community Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust🏥 NHS Education Provider
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied88%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MSciChemical Physics with work placement

University of Glasgow
FT5YAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScGeology

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary£28k
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BScChemical Physics

University of Edinburgh
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied76%
Drop-out30%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FT4YPlacement
Satisfied81%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScPhysics

The University of Leeds
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied87%
Drop-out6%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemistry with Industrial Experience

University of Bristol
FT4Y
Satisfied83%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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MSciGeology with Geography with a Year Abroad

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

University of Southampton
FT3Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out30%
Salary£30k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of Sussex
FT3YPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied78%
Drop-out11%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

The University of Kent
FT3Y
Satisfied79%
Drop-out20%
Salary£28k
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Subject Snapshot

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