Physics and astronomy

Graduate earnings at 42 UK universities

£41,090

Avg Salary

£66,100

Top Salary

83.8%

Avg Employment

Universities

Best UK universities for Physics and astronomy

Ranked by median graduate salary 5 years after graduation.

Rank	University	Salary	Employment
1	The University of Oxford	£66,100	84.9%
2	Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine	£62,800	75.2%
3	University College London	£50,700	79.7%
4	University of Durham	£49,300	74.2%
5	The University of Bath	£48,900	82.3%
6	The University of St. Andrews	£48,500	79.5%
7	The University of Birmingham	£46,000	74.5%
8	University of Sussex	£45,300	82.1%
9	The University of Warwick	£44,200	84.6%
10	The University of Sheffield	£43,400	89.7%
11	University of Bristol	£43,200	82%
12	The University of Surrey	£43,100	87.8%
13	The University of Manchester	£42,300	84.2%
14	The University of Nottingham	£42,000	79.8%
15	Queen Mary University of London	£42,000	78.1%
16	University of Hertfordshire	£41,600	90.3%
17	University of Southampton	£41,600	85.1%
18	University of York	£41,600	88.1%
19	The University of Leeds	£41,600	88.4%
20	King's College London	£40,900	84.2%

Graduate salaries vary significantly by university choice.

Lowest

£29,400

Average

£41,090

Highest

£66,100

Graduate earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset. Median salary 5 years after graduation, 2016/17 cohort.