Career prospects

During the Master鈥檚 programme, you will be challenged to determine which career perspective best fits your talents and interests. We will guide and support you to focus your programme on obtaining all the skills required for a certain career path.

Academic careers

It is easy for graduates to find their way into PhD programmes in Utrecht or elsewhere in the Netherlands. Typically, around 50% of our graduates continue on to a PhD in Utrecht or elsewhere. A PhD position in the Netherlands is generally fully funded for a period of four years.

Source: Alumni Survey Experimental Physics 2025

Non-academic careers

The Master's programme in Experimental Physics also opens up a broad range of career opportunities outside the world of academia.  You can work as an academic researcher,  choose a job for example in high-tech companies such as at ASML, or as a data scientist in the banking (Rabobank) or consulting (Sweco) sector.

Alumni Survey Experimental Physics 2025

Career Services

UU Career Services offers training related to career orientation and job application skills; examples include writing an application letter and CV and conducting a job interview. You can find more information about career services on  or UU Career Services for international students.

Careers Day

Once a year Utrecht 木瓜福利影视 organises a . The Careers Day offers the opportunity to sign up for workshops and trainings, and to meet recruiters at the careers fair. It鈥檚 also possible to join a job application training or have your resume checked.

Bring your knowledge to life in the classroom!

Do you want to inspire young people and do something that truly matters? Become a teacher by completing the one-year Leraar voorbereidend hoger onderwijs (LVHO) after your Master鈥檚 degree. You鈥檒l be qualified to teach in all levels of secondary education (vmbo/havo/vwo), mbo and adult education. Please note that the programme is in Dutch.

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