

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 Courses7,666
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Physical Sciences Courses
MChemMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Loughborough University
Satisfied69%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics (with a year in industry)
University of York
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics
Swansea University
Satisfied
Drop-out21%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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MChemChemistry with a Year Abroad
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MChemChemistry
University of Durham
Satisfied93%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry
The University of Surrey
Satisfied100%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics with Science Foundation Year
University of Lincoln
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of Leicester
Satisfied93%
Drop-out20%
Salary£31k
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MSciPhysics with Astrophysics
University of Nottingham, the
Satisfied82%
Drop-out20%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemistry
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied77%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MChemMedicinal Chemistry
The University of Leicester
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£26k
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MSciChemistry
Queen Mary University of London
Satisfied
Drop-out14%
Salary (3yr)£28k
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MPhysPhysics
Swansea University
Satisfied92%
Drop-out21%
Salary£25k
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BScPhysics with Foundation Year
The University of Surrey
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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MSciForensic Science
The University of Kent
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics
The University of Hull
Satisfied95%
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MSciBiology and Chemistry
University of Durham
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£35k
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MChemChemistry with Computing
Loughborough University
Satisfied
Drop-out7%
Salary (3yr)£27k
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BScMedicinal Chemistry with Foundation Year
The University of Surrey
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics
University of Newcastle Upon Tyne
Satisfied84%
Drop-out0%
Salary£28k
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MSciPhysics
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Satisfied87%
Drop-out7%
Salary£40k
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MMathMathematics and Theoretical Physics with Science Foundation Year
University of Lincoln
Satisfied
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£21k
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MPhysPhysics
The University of Manchester
Satisfied88%
Drop-out6%
Salary£34k
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MPhysPhysics
Sheffield Hallam University
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£25k
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