Career prospects

Graduates of the Master's programme Physics and Astronomy typically pursue careers:

as PhD students at physics and astronomy institutes around the world, progressing from there to careers in academia or industry
in research, within industry (e.g. Philips, Shell, Océ, ASML)
in research, within research institutes (e.g. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI), Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM))
as teachers, within high schools or universities
as (technical) policy officers, within (science-oriented) governmental and non-profit organisations
in business (e.g. ICT companies, telecommunications companies, investment banks, consultancy firms)
as writers, for (science-oriented) media
as entrepreneurs.