Acting Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Musical Theatre & Acting for Film BA (Hons) University of Chichester 44% 0% 5% £9250 £14500 135 Chichester On campus Full-time
English Literature and Theatre, Acting & Performance BA (Hons) University of Worcester 87% 0% 10% £9250 £13100 117 Worcester On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance BA (Hons) Queen Margaret University 100% 0% 6% £9250 £7000 174 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Acting (Screen & Digital Media) BA (Hons) Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 36% 0% 0% £9250 £17200 151 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of East London 76% 0% 0% £9250 £13740 128 London On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Arts University Bournemouth 85% 0% 0% £9250 £16950 £17950 176 Poole On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 71% 6% 10% £9250 £14000 147 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Music Performance & Acting for Film BA (Hons) University of Chichester 66% 1% 7% £9250 £14500 142 Chichester On campus Full-time
Stage and Screen Acting BA (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University 80% 0% 0% £9250 £14170 166 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Screen Acting BA (Hons) Met Film School 73% 5% 5% £20000 £20000 134 London On campus Full-time
Film Studies and Theatre, Acting & Performance BA (Hons) University of Worcester 91% 10% 0% £9250 £13100 122 Worcester On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 79% 0% 5% £9250 £17200 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 72% 1% 4% £9250 £15900 128 Norwich On campus Full-time
Drama with Acting BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 75% 0% 9% £9250 £21900 150 Egham On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 79% 0% 10% £9250 £13200 92 Luton On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of Chichester 50% 0% 15% £9250 £14500 129 Chichester On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Leeds Conservatoire 79% 1% 8% £9250 £17500 127 Leeds On campus Full-time
Acting and English BA (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University 100% 0% 0% £9250 £14170 159 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University 39% 3% 5% £9250 £13800 138 Southampton On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) St Mary's University, Twickenham 63% 3% 13% £9250 £12250 122 Twickenham On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 67% 0% 5% £9250 £14415 127 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 67% 0% 5% £9250 £14415 127 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Theatre, Acting & Performance BA (Hons) University of Worcester 81% 0% 10% £9250 £13100 123 Worcester On campus Full-time
Acting for Film BA (Hons) University of Chichester 89% 5% 10% £9250 £14500 111 Chichester On campus Full-time
Acting for Screen BA (Hons) Met Film School 73% 5% 5% £9250 £12750 134 London On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Rose Bruford College 82% 0% 0% £9250 £18000 130 Sidcup On campus Full-time
Acting (Intensive - Court Theatre Training Company) BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 88% 10% 10% £9250 £14250 100 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) York St John University 77% 5% 13% £9250 £12750 132 York On campus Full-time
Screenwriting and Theatre, Acting & Performance BA (Hons) University of Worcester 62% 5% 15% £9250 £13100 121 Worcester On campus Full-time
Acting (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 79% 0% 10% £9250 £13200 92 Luton On campus Full-time
Screen Acting and Film Production BA (Hons) University of Chichester 67% 5% 10% £9250 £14500 133 Chichester On campus Full-time
BA Acting BA Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 88% 0% 5% £9250 £18393 132 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 88% 0% 15% £9250 - 129 Northampton On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Plymouth Marjon University - 0% 15% £9250 £11000 120 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) The University of Winchester 89% 0% 25% £9250 - 138 Winchester On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 5% 8% £11100 - 133 Bath On campus Full-time
Acting (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 89% 5% 10% £9250 - 124 Bath On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance BA (Hons) University of the Arts London 47% 3% 10% £9250 - 119 London On campus Full-time
Acting for Screen BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 5% 8% £9250 - 133 Bath On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 89% 5% 10% £9250 - 124 Bath On campus Full-time
Acting for Contemporary and Devised Performance BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 71% 0% 5% £9250 - 116 Northampton On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 81% 0% 5% £9250 - 133 Preston On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance BA (Hons) London South Bank University 88% 0% 5% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of Chester 38% 5% 10% £9250 - 162 Chester On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) The Northern School of Art 100% 10% 15% £9250 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance (with Integrated Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 7% - - 139 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 7% - - 139 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 7% - - 139 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting Pathway) HND South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 92% 5% 15% £7000 - - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
Performing Arts with Acting Specialism HND North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College 81% 20% 25% £5950 - - Nuneaton On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) Coventry University 100% 2% 10% - - 141 Coventry On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 7% - - 139 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance (with Integrated International Foundation Year and Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 7% - - 139 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Drama and Acting BA (Hons) University of the West of England 54% 0% 5% - - 132 Bristol On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 79% 10% 0% - - 127 London On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of Surrey 100% 0% 0% - - 158 Guildford On campus Full-time
Level 6 BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Media BA (Hons) South Thames College 45% - 10% £7725 £9500 - London On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Falmouth University 86% 0% 5% - - 135 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Creative Actor FdA City College Plymouth 36% - 55% £7450 - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Acting FD Leeds City College 61% - 20% £9250 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen (ALRA Endorsed) BA (Hons) York College 60% - 15% £8660 - - York On campus Full-time
Acting for Digital Media FdA City College Plymouth 83% - 25% £7450 - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) The Manchester College 88% 10% 5% - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Acting FdA Teesside University - - 25% £6150 - 93 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Acting FdA Nottingham College 68% - 30% £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) De Montfort University 68% - 30% £9250 £14250 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Acting MA (PG) Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 68% - 30% £13800 £17200 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Acting (International) BA (Hons) University of Essex 68% - 30% £9250 £16850 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage, Screen & Digital Media BA (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 68% - 30% £9250 £15950 - Hove On campus Full-time
Acting (Film, TV and Stage) Top-Up BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 68% - 30% £9250 £14250 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
MA Acting for Stage, Screen and Radio MA Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama 68% - 30% £12096 £23811 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Acting (Creative Performance Practice) - 2 Year Accelerated Degree BA (Hons) De Montfort University 68% - 30% £9250 £14250 - Leicester On campus Full-time
MFA Acting Classical and Contemporary Text MFA (PG) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 68% - 30% £19086 £29970 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Performance for Screen BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield - - - £9250 £15000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Acting (Film, TV and Stage) with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £14250 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance HNC University of the Highlands and Islands - - - £6915 £7230 - Inverness On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC Coleg Llandrillo (Llandrillo College) - - - £8300 £8300 - Colwyn Bay On campus Full-time
Professional Performance Practice - Acting HND Gateshead College - - 35% £5995 - - Gateshead On campus Full-time
Acting and Contemporary Theatre BA (Hons) University of Essex - - 35% £9250 £16850 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Acting and Physical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Essex - - 35% £9250 £16850 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Screen Acting MA University of Chichester - - 35% £7900 £14300 - Chichester On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Blackpool and the Fylde College - - - £8750 £9750 - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Drama, Theatre and Acting BA Oxford Brookes University - - - £9250 £14600 - Oxford On campus Full-time
MA Acting Classical and Contemporary Text MA (PG) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - - - £14316 £22476 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Acting and Community Theatre BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £16850 - Colchester On campus Full-time
BA (Hons) Acting BA (Hons) Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama - - - £9000 £23811 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Acting and Stage Combat BA (Hons) University of Essex - - - £9250 £16850 - Colchester On campus Full-time
MA Screen Acting MA Conservatoire for Dance and Drama - - - £11400 £25500 - London On campus Full-time
Introduction to Acting CertHE University of East London - - - £9250 £13320 - London On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage & Screen BA (Hons) Regent's University London - - - £18500 £18500 - London On campus Full-time
Creative Arts with Acting Performance FD Calderdale College - - - £6950 £6950 - Halifax On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Actor and Performer Training MFA (PG) Rose Bruford College - - - £23500 £25000 - Sidcup On campus Full-time
Acting (Film, TV and Stage) BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £14250 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Acting and Touring Theatre BA (Hons) South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - - 5% £8500 - - Bristol On campus Full-time
Professional Acting for Stage and Screen BA (Hons) City College Plymouth - - 5% £8450 - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HND Morley College - - - £6165 - - London On campus Full-time
Theatre, Acting and Performance BA (Hons) Rotherham College - - - £6900 - - Rotherham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting/Dance/Musical Theatre) (Top-Up) BA (Hons) The City of Liverpool College - - - £8410 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Performance (Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre) HNC Burnley College - - - £7000 - - Burnley On campus Full-time
Acting MA University of Essex - - - £15930 - - Colchester On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Conservatoire for Dance and Drama - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Greater Brighton Metropolitan College - - - £8390 - - Brighton On campus Full-time
MFA Acting MFA (PG) Conservatoire for Dance and Drama - - - - £26510 - London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC The City of Liverpool College - - - £6673 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC Craven College - - - £6950 - - Skipton On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - - £9250 - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) - HNC HNC South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Acting and Performance Practice BA (Hons) Newcastle College - - - £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HND Chesterfield College - - - £6995 - - Chesterfield On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Acting with Foundation BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Acting - Classical MA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen MA University of East London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
Acting - Performance BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Acting and Theatre BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Actor Training and Coaching MFA (PG) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Acting for Screen MA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Acting and Theatre-Making BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Professional Acting BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Acting MA Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Part-time
Acting - Performance with Foundation BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Human Factors in Aviation MSc Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Applied Theatre - Acting and Devising with Foundation BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Physical Acting MA University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Acting BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Acting with Foundation BA (Hons) Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage and Screen MFA (PG) Edinburgh Napier University - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Screen Acting & Performance MA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Applied Theatre - Acting and Devising BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC The Manchester College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Drama Foundation Classical & Contemporary Acting PDP Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Acting MFA MFA (PG) University of Surrey - - - - - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Acting - Contemporary MA Royal Central School of Speech and Drama - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Acting HNC Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Patient Safety and Clinical Human Factors (Online Learning) MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
Acting and Theatre-Making with Foundation BA (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Acting

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £18888 £17931 £21753
25-75 percentile range £14919 - £22955 £12598 - £22386 £15916 - £27274
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Acting courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19844 £18988 £23279
25-75 percentile range £15994 - £24350 £13823 - £24026 £17046 - £29228
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Acting

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Current jobs

Among graduates of Acting who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Typical employers for graduates of Acting

  • Advertising Firms
  • Broadcasters
  • TV/Film Producers
  • Theatres
  • Entertainment Industry

Jobs of graduates of Acting (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Acting at Anglia Ruskin University

20% Artistic, literary and media occupations
15% Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
15% Business and public service associate professionals
10% Elementary occupations
5% Secretarial and related occupations
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Sales occupations
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Customer service occupations
5% Administrative occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Acting

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Acting, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Acting is the study of/training in the communication of dramatic information, ideas, moods, and feelings through the achievement of naturalistic and believable behaviour in imaginary circumstances.

The median salary of graduates of Acting was £18888 15 months after graduation, £17931 3 years after graduation and £21753 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Acting studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)
  • Professional Diploma in Performance - PDP
  • Diploma in Performance - DiplP
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

Acting - BA (Hons) at University of Surrey received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 25 respondents.