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

BScCrime and Investigative Studies

Anglia Ruskin University
FT
Satisfied95%
Drop-out17%
Salary (3yr)£23k
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MChemMedicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Loughborough University
FTAbroad
Satisfied69%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MSciPhysics with Computing

University of Bristol
FTFoundation
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£35k
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MPhysPhysics

The University of Warwick
FT
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary£34k
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MSciNatural Sciences

University College London
FT
Satisfied79%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics

The University of Sheffield
FTAbroad
Satisfied
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Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScChemistry (Digital Methods and Computational Modelling)

University of Southampton
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out
Salary (3yr)£29k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry

University of Keele
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied90%
Drop-out20%
Salary£24k
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BScAstrophysics

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied86%
Drop-out10%
Salary£32k
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MSciPhysics

Queen Mary University of London
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out22%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Lincoln
FTPlacement
Satisfied92%
Drop-out10%
Salary£26k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Leicester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied94%
Drop-out9%
Salary£30k
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BScChemistry

Swansea University
FT
Satisfied94%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£26k
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BScPhysics

The University of Manchester
FTPlacementAbroad
Satisfied
Drop-out40%
Salary (3yr)£34k
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BScForensic Science

University of the West of England, Bristol
FTPlacement
Satisfied100%
Drop-out20%
Salary£26k
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BScPhysics

The University of Hull
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out15%
Salary£29k
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MPhysPhysics

University of Lincoln
PTPlacement
Satisfied
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Salary (subject)£24k*
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MPhysPhysics with Theoretical Physics

The University of Bath
FT
Satisfied
Drop-out8%
Salary (3yr)£36k
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MPhysPhysics (Industrial)

The University of Leeds
FTPlacement
Satisfied84%
Drop-out15%
Salary£30k
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MPhysComputational Physics

University of Edinburgh
FTAbroad
Satisfied76%
Drop-out8%
Salary£31k
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MPhysPhysics with Astrophysics (with a year abroad)

University of York
FTPlacement
Satisfied93%
Drop-out11%
Salary (3yr)£30k
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BScForensic Science

The University of Bradford
FTPlacementAbroadFoundation
Satisfied69%
Drop-out20%
Salary (3yr)£22k
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MPhysAstronomy Space Science and Astrophysics

The University of Kent
FT
Satisfied88%
Drop-out14%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry

The University of Kent
FT
Satisfied75%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£25k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses7,666
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students