* The Cavendish Laboratory is one of the world's leading centers for astrophysics research.
* The MPhil in Astrophysics is a one-year, full-time course that covers a wide range of topics, including:
* Stellar astrophysics
* Galactic astrophysics
* Extragalactic astrophysics
* Cosmology
* The MPhil in Astrophysics with Cosmology is a two-year, full-time course that covers the same topics as the MPhil in Astrophysics, plus additional coursework in cosmology.
2. University of Oxford
* The Department of Physics at Oxford is one of the largest and most prestigious in the world.
* The MSc in Astrophysics is a one-year, full-time course that covers a wide range of topics, including:
* Stellar astrophysics
* Galactic astrophysics
* Extragalactic astrophysics
* Cosmology
* The MSc in Astrophysics with Cosmology is a two-year, full-time course that covers the same topics as the MSc in Astrophysics, plus additional coursework in cosmology.
3. University of St Andrews
* The School of Physics and Astronomy at St Andrews is one of the oldest and most respected in the UK.
* The MSc in Astrophysics is a one-year, full-time course that covers a wide range of topics, including:
* Stellar astrophysics
* Galactic astrophysics
* Extragalactic astrophysics
* Cosmology
* The MSc in Astrophysics with Cosmology is a two-year, full-time course that covers the same topics as the MSc in Astrophysics, plus additional coursework in cosmology.
4. University of Manchester
* The Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at Manchester is one of the leading centers for astrophysics research in the UK.
* The MSc in Astrophysics is a one-year, full-time course that covers a wide range of topics, including:
* Stellar astrophysics
* Galactic astrophysics
* Extragalactic astrophysics
* Cosmology
* The MSc in Astrophysics with Cosmology is a two-year, full-time course that covers the same topics as the MSc in Astrophysics, plus additional coursework in cosmology.
5. University of Edinburgh
* The Institute for Astronomy at Edinburgh is one of the leading centers for astrophysics research in the UK.
* The MSc in Astrophysics is a one-year, full-time course that covers a wide range of topics, including:
* Stellar astrophysics
* Galactic astrophysics
* Extragalactic astrophysics
* Cosmology
* The MSc in Astrophysics with Cosmology is a two-year, full-time course that covers the same topics as the MSc in Astrophysics, plus additional coursework in cosmology.