Animation Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
University of Lincoln 94% 1% 5% £9250 £15900 127 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Arts University Bournemouth 69% 10% 1% £9250 £16950 £19950 160 Poole On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 55% 6% 0% £9250 £14400 138 London On campus Full-time
Bournemouth University 27% 0% 5% £9250 £16500 118 Poole On campus Full-time
University of Brighton 45% 5% 11% £9250 £13842 129 Brighton On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 71% 3% 6% £9250 £14000 77 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Southampton Solent University 72% 20% 5% £9250 £13800 114 Southampton On campus Full-time
Plymouth College of Art 80% 5% 9% £9250 £15500 126 Plymouth On campus Full-time
York St John University 61% 1% 20% £9250 £12750 109 York On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 81% 5% 13% £9250 £13100 116 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire 74% 0% 15% £9250 £13200 111 Luton On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 55% 6% 0% £9250 £14400 138 London On campus Full-time
Norwich University of the Arts 70% 5% 0% £9250 £15900 130 Norwich On campus Full-time
University of Derby 66% 3% 5% £9250 £14045 109 Derby On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 35% 15% 5% £9250 £14000 131 London On campus Full-time
Teesside University 90% 8% 10% £9250 £13000 105 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of Derby 73% 0% 20% £9250 £14045 120 Derby On campus Full-time
Norwich University of the Arts 49% 5% 9% £9250 £15900 127 Norwich On campus Full-time
Ravensbourne University London 81% 15% 0% £9250 £16500 112 London On campus Full-time
University of East London 89% 10% 0% £9250 £13320 104 London On campus Full-time
Kingston University 85% 4% 5% £9250 £9250 192 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 60% 0% 15% £9250 £15000 139 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Dundee 50% 0% 0% £9250 £19500 185 Dundee On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland 76% 0% 10% £9250 £13000 133 Sunderland On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 69% 13% 10% £9000 £12600 150 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 58% 0% 0% £9250 £14000 126 London On campus Full-time
Cardiff Metropolitan University 46% 4% 15% £9000 £13000 165 Cardiff On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 62% 5% 15% £9250 £13100 113 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland 76% 0% 10% £9250 £13000 133 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Ulster University 46% 3% 0% £9250 £15360 152 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 35% 15% 5% £9250 £14000 131 London On campus Full-time
Bournemouth University 38% 0% 6% £9250 £16500 132 Poole On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University 84% 5% 40% £9250 £15576 63 London On campus Full-time
Norwich University of the Arts 49% 5% 9% £9250 £15900 127 Norwich On campus Full-time
SAE Institute 53% 5% 3% £9000 £13000 102 London On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 89% 10% 5% £9250 £14700 108 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University 80% 5% 20% £9250 £14250 103 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Portsmouth 64% 3% 7% £9250 £17000 137 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
University of East London 89% 10% 0% £9250 £13080 104 London On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 71% 3% 6% £9250 £14000 77 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 81% 5% 13% £9250 £13100 116 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 70% 10% 5% £9250 £46600 110 Bolton On campus Full-time
University of Greenwich 61% 5% 20% £9250 £14500 118 London On campus Full-time
University of Greenwich 81% 10% 20% £9250 £14500 116 London On campus Full-time
University of Portsmouth 71% 0% 5% £9250 £17000 117 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Norwich University of the Arts 70% 5% 0% £9250 £15900 130 Norwich On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 58% 0% 0% £9250 £14000 126 London On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 89% 10% 5% £9250 £14700 108 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
University of East London 77% 5% 5% £9250 £13080 92 London On campus Full-time
University of Derby 66% 3% 5% £9250 £14045 109 Derby On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire 61% 15% 45% £9250 £13200 69 Luton On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire 74% 0% 15% £9250 £13200 111 Luton On campus Full-time
The University of Edinburgh 53% 0% 0% £9250 £30400 153 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
University of West London 88% 15% 15% £9250 £13250 136 Ealing On campus Full-time
University of Chichester 90% 5% 15% £9250 £14500 116 Chichester On campus Full-time
University of West London 88% 15% 15% £9250 £13250 136 Ealing On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 90% 0% 10% £9000 £12600 131 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
De Montfort University 62% 0% 5% £9250 £14750 133 Leicester On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 81% 5% 13% £9250 £13100 116 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 91% 0% 10% £9250 £13100 108 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Derby 73% 0% 20% £9250 £14045 120 Derby On campus Full-time
SAE Institute 17% 5% 20% £7500 £11500 107 London On campus Full-time
Southampton Solent University 72% 10% 0% £9250 £12000 113 Southampton On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 75% 20% 10% £9250 - 99 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 47% 10% 20% £8500 £17930 - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
Hertford Regional College 67% 15% 20% £6165 - 82 Broxbourne On campus Full-time
Futureworks 79% 15% 0% £9250 - 123 Salford On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 69% 0% 5% £9250 - 157 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Edge Hill University 68% 0% 3% £9250 - 127 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Pearson College London 50% 0% 5% £9250 - 105 London On campus Full-time
Pearson College London 58% 5% 7% £9250 - 137 London On campus Full-time
University of Central Lancashire 79% 0% 5% £6000 - 156 Preston On campus Full-time
Weston College of Further and Higher Education 76% 5% 15% £8500 £12500 - Weston-super-Mare On campus Full-time
University of the West of Scotland 86% 20% 5% £9250 - 138 Paisley On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 69% 0% 7% £9250 - 124 Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 61% - 20% £9250 £46600 142 Bolton On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 61% - 20% £9250 £37350 142 Bolton On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 69% 0% 5% £9250 - 157 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Bournemouth University 38% 0% 6% £9250 - 132 Poole On campus Full-time
Bournemouth University 38% 0% 6% £9250 - 132 Poole On campus Full-time
Falmouth University 73% 6% 8% - - 133 Falmouth On campus Full-time
University of the West of England 61% 5% 3% - - 130 Bristol On campus Full-time
Hereford College of Arts 47% 10% 10% £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
Hereford College of Arts 47% 10% 10% £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 88% 6% 5% - - 130 Sheffield On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts 61% 5% 5% - - 164 Canterbury On campus Full-time
The Northern School of Art 92% 7% 15% £9250 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of the West of England 61% 5% 3% - - 130 Bristol On campus Full-time
University of Hertfordshire 76% 5% 5% - - 138 Hatfield On campus Full-time
University of Hertfordshire 76% 5% 5% - - 138 Hatfield On campus Full-time
University of Salford 71% 15% 5% - - 119 Salford On campus Full-time
University of the Arts London 49% - 5% £9250 - 143 London On campus Full-time
Falmouth University 85% 2% 15% - - 131 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 83% 3% 11% - - 145 Manchester On campus Full-time
Northumbria University 68% 2% 0% - - 138 Newcastle On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 82% 10% 10% - - 122 Manchester On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts 61% 5% 5% - - 164 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University 82% 10% 0% - - 152 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 53% 10% 10% - - 131 Manchester On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 82% 10% 10% - - 122 Manchester On campus Full-time
Newcastle College 89% 5% 14% £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Falmouth University 73% 6% 8% - - 133 Falmouth On campus Full-time
University of Bradford - - 10% £9250 £9250 £20118 £21124 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Blackburn College 87% - 20% £8250 - - Blackburn On campus Full-time
NESCOT North East Surrey College of Technology 56% - 20% £6800 - - Epsom On campus Full-time
South Devon College 85% - 15% £8400 - - Paignton On campus Full-time
University of Bradford - - 10% £9250 £20118 - Bradford On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - - £9250 £13000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University - - - £9250 £15530 - Bath On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University - - - £9250 £14000 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Kingston University - - - £5291 £8470 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Bournemouth University - - - £8500 £15750 - Poole On campus Full-time
Leeds Arts University - - - £9250 £15700 - Leeds On campus Full-time
Bournemouth University - - - £8500 £15750 - Poole On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield - - - £9250 £15000 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Dundee - - - £7650 £18150 - Dundee On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - - £9250 £13000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - - £9250 £14000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £15576 - London On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - - £9250 £13000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
City of Oxford College - - - £6165 £7300 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Glasgow Caledonian University - - - £9250 £12250 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University - - - £9250 £15530 - Bath On campus Full-time
Ravensbourne University London - - - £9250 £16500 - London On campus Full-time
University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Wirral Met College - - 10% £7790 - - Birkenhead On campus Full-time
University of Wales - - 10% £7800 £15000 - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Bath Spa University - - - £9250 £15530 - Bath On campus Full-time
Edinburgh Napier University - - - £9250 £14170 - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Wiltshire College and University Centre - - - £5650 £11500 - Chippenham On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University - - - £9250 £14000 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University - - - £9250 £14000 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Colchester Institute - - - £8250 £8250 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - - £9250 £13000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Leeds City College - - - £7950 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £1200 - - Cardiff On campus Part-time
University of Central Lancashire - - - £785 - - Preston On campus Part-time
Newcastle College - - - £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Coventry University - - - £9250 - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre - - - £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Bolton - - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Part-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Part-time
The Manchester College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - - - - - Middlesbrough On campus Part-time
The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Part-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Coleg Llandrillo (Llandrillo College) - - - - - - Colwyn Bay On campus Part-time
University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Part-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2022
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Animation

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19431 £18108 £21051
25-75 percentile range £16348 - £22989 £13095 - £22569 £15928 - £26889
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Animation 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 £19549 £18326 £21783
25-75 percentile range £17070 - £22768 £13509 - £22726 £16606 - £27284
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Animation

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

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Typical employers for graduates of Animation

  • Commercial Studios
  • Film and TV Producers
  • Computer Games Industry
  • Post Production and VFX
  • Motion Graphics Areas
  • Computer Systems Design Area
  • Marketing Firms

Specialisations within Animation

  • Digital Imaging and Sculpting
  • Design and Color Theory
  • Media Arts
  • Interactive Animation
  • 3D Modeling and Animation
  • Character Animation
  • 2D Animation
  • Motion Graphics
  • Stop Motion
  • Figure Drawing
  • Visual Effects
  • Film Making and Techniques

Jobs of graduates of Animation (15 months after graduation)

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

30% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Sales occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5% Elementary occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution



Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Animation

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

The median salary of graduates of Animation was £19431 15 months after graduation, £18108 3 years after graduation and £21051 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Animation studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Design (Honours) - BDes (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Master of Art - MArt
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Art (Honours) - MArt (Hons)
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Design - MDes
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Philosophy - MPhil
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
  • Foundation Degree in Science - FdSc

Animation and Visual Effects - BA (Hons) at University of Lincoln received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 94 out of 100 among 15 respondents.