What can I do with a degree in Natural Sciences?
The below offers a selection of the destinations University of Exeter graduates from Natural Sciences have gone on to. The information below is not exhaustive, however it does highlight the range of job and further study options available to you after your studies.
If you would like to learn more about any of the jobs listed below you may wish to browse the job profiles on the Prospects website.
Careers with a degree in Natural Sciences
Recent Exeter Natural Sciences graduates have entered a wide range of careers, including:
- Natural and Social Science professionals
- Programmers and software development professionals
- Research and Development/ researchers
- Finance professionals
- Engineering and production professionals
- Secondary School teaching
- Conservation and environment professionals
- HR, Training and Associate guidance
- Sales and marketing
- Logistics managers
- Media
Many employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Other resources:
- Employment sector pages
- Prospects to find out more about job profiles
- Graduate Outcomes Data to do a deep dive into the data on what Natural Sciences graduates do after their degree
- LinkedIn Exeter Natural Sciences alumni tool
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree students who completed 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 Graduate Outcomes surveys (ordered from most popular to least).
Employers of Exeter alumni with a degree in Natural Sciences
Exeter Natural Sciences graduates have joined a wide range of employers. Some recent examples include:
- Allianz Insurance plc
- Cawood Scientific
- Centrica
- Civil Service
- Deloitte
- EY (Ernst & Young)
- GlaxoSmithKline
- HSBC
- Met Office
- National Physical Laboratory
- NHS
- Nuffield Health
- PepsiCo
- Procter & Gamble
- Public Health England
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- University of Exeter
Other resources:
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
Skills
An Exeter Natural Sciences degree will arm you with some great employability skills including:
- Understand the scientific concepts required to explain the natural world
- Gain understanding of the fundamentals of physical, biological and mathematical sciences
- Apply scientific methodology and techniques
- Work in multidisciplinary project groups
- Use the skills and knowledge required to undertake interdisciplinary research
- Take advantage of the growing demand in research organisations, industry and business for graduates who are able to work in multidisciplinary scientific environments
- Analyse and solve problems and make decisions
- Complete practical work
- Work in teams
- Use mathematical and analytical skills
- Work independently and become a scientific thinker
- Communicate ideas effectively
- Manage projects
- Debate and reflect on the effects of new scientific developments on society and individuals
Further Study
Around 23% of Exeter graduates in Natural Sciences go on to pursue a further Postgraduate Degree. Some popular progression routes were:
- DPhil Medical Sciences
- MA Experimental Archaeology
- MSc Mechanical Engineering
- PhD Engineering
- PhD Physics/Engineering
Useful resources:
- Find a Masters
- Masters Compare
- Masters Portal
- Prospects
- University of Exeter PG Study
- LinkedIn Exeter Natural Sciences alumni tool
* Data taken from aggregating the responses from full-time, first degree, UK domiciled students who completed 2017/18 and 2018/19 Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course names were taken from the University of Exeter's Career Destination survey (2018/19 & 2019/20) as this information is not collected within the Graduate Outcomes survey.