Subject Guide

Physical Sciences

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Full UK Coverage Official HESA Data Career Outcomes
Average Graduate Salary
£24,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses568
Data SourceOffice for Students

BScChemistry

King's College London
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Satisfied83%
Drop-out17%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics

University of Portsmouth
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Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy

The University of Liverpool
FT3YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out0%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry with Study Abroad

Queen's University of Belfast
FT4Y
Satisfied91%
Drop-out15%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics with Nuclear Astrophysics

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy

The University of Surrey
FT3Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Astronomy with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out10%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScPhysics with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FT4Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out9%
Salary£31k
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MPhysTheoretical Physics

The University of Liverpool
FT4YAbroad
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MSciChemistry with Molecular Physics and a Year in Industry

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
FT5Y
Satisfied73%
Drop-out8%
Salary£34k
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MPhyPhilPhysics and Philosophy (4 years)

University of Oxford
FT4Y
Satisfied82%
Drop-out0%
Salary£33k
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BScChemistry

University of Durham
FT3Y
Satisfied90%
Drop-out15%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics

University of Bristol
FT3YFoundation
Satisfied85%
Drop-out0%
Salary£31k
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BScPhysics with Quantum Technology

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MChemChemistry (with a year in industry)

University of York
FT4Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£29k
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BScMathematics and Physics

University of Bristol
FT3Y
Satisfied85%
Drop-out8%
Salary£33k
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MPhysPhysics with Spanish (Undergraduate Masters)

Queen's University of Belfast
FT5Y
Satisfied87%
Drop-out9%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics

The University of Bath
FT3Y
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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BScPhysics

Loughborough University
FT3Y
Satisfied95%
Drop-out20%
Salary£32k
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BScPhysics with Biophysics

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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MMathMathematical Physics with Foundation Year

University of Southampton
FT5Y
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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BScTheoretical Physics

University of Exeter
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied89%
Drop-out6%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScChemistry with Forensic Investigation with Foundation Year

The University of Surrey
FT4Y
Satisfied89%
Drop-out15%
Salary (3yr)£31k
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BScGeophysics

University of Durham
FT3YPlacementAbroad
Satisfied88%
Drop-out9%
Salary (3yr)£32k
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Subject Snapshot

Total Courses568
Avg Graduate Salary£24,000
Data SourceOffice for Students