

Subject Guide
Physical Sciences
Compare Physical Sciences degrees, uncover real graduate earnings, check student satisfaction, and make an informed decision about your future.
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Average Graduate Salary
£24,000
Real earnings 15 months after graduation (Full-time)
Total Courses568
Data SourceOffice for Students
All Physical Sciences Courses
BScPhysics with Renewable Energy Science
University of Dundee
Satisfied91%
Drop-out10%
Salary£33k
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MPhysPhysics with research placement
The University of Bath
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary£33k
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MChemForensic and Analytical Chemistry
University of Strathclyde
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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BScMathematics and Physics
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Satisfied94%
Drop-out19%
Salary£31k
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BScResource and Exploration Geology
University of Exeter
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£30k
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MChemChemistry
University of St Andrews
Satisfied88%
Drop-out0%
Salary£32k
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BScGeology
University of St Andrews
Satisfied86%
Drop-out5%
Salary£28k
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MChemChemistry with Research in Industry
The University of Liverpool
Satisfied97%
Drop-out10%
Salary£30k
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MGeogPhysical Geography
University of Lincoln
Satisfied83%
Drop-out15%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScPhysics
The University of Warwick
Satisfied89%
Drop-out7%
Salary£34k
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MChemChemistry (International Route)
University of Durham
Satisfied90%
Drop-out0%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics with Mathematics (4 years)
University of Southampton
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£33k
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MMathMathematical Physics
University of Southampton
Satisfied84%
Drop-out5%
Salary£33k
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BScPhysics
The University of Surrey
Satisfied88%
Drop-out10%
Salary£31k
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BScTheoretical Physics
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied87%
Drop-out11%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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BScChemical Sciences
University of St Andrews
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry
University of St Andrews
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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MSciChemistry with Medicinal Chemistry and a Year in Industry
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
Satisfied86%
Drop-out20%
Salary£34k
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BScPhysics with Astrophysics
The University of Warwick
Satisfied89%
Drop-out20%
Salary£34k
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MChemMaterials Chemistry
University of St Andrews
Satisfied88%
Drop-out8%
Salary£32k
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MChemChemistry (5-year)
University of St Andrews
Satisfied88%
Drop-out5%
Salary£32k
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MPhysPhysics (Undergraduate Masters)
Queen's University of Belfast
Satisfied87%
Drop-out5%
Salary (subject)£24k*
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MChemChemistry (with a year abroad)
University of York
Satisfied85%
Drop-out5%
Salary£29k
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MChemChemistry (4 years)
University of Oxford
Satisfied78%
Drop-out7%
Salary£35k
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