Dance Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Accounting & Finance and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 71% 5% 10% £9250 £11400 111 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 120 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Arts Development BA (Hons) University of Chichester 66% 1% 25% £9250 £14500 142 Chichester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre & Acting for Film BA (Hons) University of Chichester 44% 0% 5% £9250 £14500 135 Chichester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Leeds Conservatoire 55% 1% 5% £9250 £17500 130 Leeds On campus Full-time
Contemporary Performance and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 133 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Dance and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 133 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Psychology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 66% 0% 4% £9250 £11400 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Lincoln 62% 0% 5% £9250 £15900 125 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Human Biology and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 120 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Religious Studies BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 87% 10% 15% £9250 £11400 122 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 120 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Media & Communication and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Social Care BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 72% 0% 0% £9250 £11400 124 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Chichester 33% 0% 11% £9250 £14500 147 Chichester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Cabaret Performance BA (Hons) University of Chichester 71% 1% 20% £9250 £14500 156 Chichester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 73% 0% 15% £9250 £14500 133 Canterbury On campus Full-time
English Literature and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 85% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Education and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
History and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 5% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Tourism (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 0% £9250 £11400 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Education and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Social Policy BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 10% £9250 £11400 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of West London 39% 0% 0% £9250 £13250 142 Ealing On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of East London 89% 0% 9% £9250 £13740 142 London On campus Full-time
BA Musical Theatre BA Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 50% 0% 0% £9250 £18393 167 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre Performance BA (Hons) University of Chichester 86% 0% 0% £9250 £14500 133 Chichester On campus Full-time
Health & Wellbeing and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 86% 15% 15% £9250 £11400 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre (Emil Dale Academy) BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 90% 4% 0% £9250 £13200 143 Luton On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Social Policy (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 10% £9250 £11400 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Contemporary Performance and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 133 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Special Educational Needs BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Politics (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 111 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Sport & Exercise Science (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 10% £9250 £11400 116 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Dance and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 133 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Marketing and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 90% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Wales 70% 5% 10% £9000 £13500 141 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre with Foundation BA (Hons) University of West London 39% 0% 0% £9250 £13250 142 Ealing On campus Full-time
Marketing and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 90% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Sport & Exercise Science BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 10% £9250 £11400 116 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music with Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Chichester 33% 0% 11% £9250 £14500 147 Chichester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University 19% 5% 5% £9250 £13800 133 Southampton On campus Full-time
Geography and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 110 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Business Management and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 0% 1% £9250 £11400 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Business Management and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 0% 1% £9250 £11400 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Philosophy & Ethics (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 83% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Philosophy & Ethics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 83% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Tourism BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 0% £9250 £11400 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre with Teaching BA (Hons) University of Chichester 66% 1% 7% £9250 £14500 147 Chichester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre Practice BA (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 53% 2% 40% £9250 £16100 161 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Childhood & Youth and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 78% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
English Literature and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 85% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Human Biology and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 120 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Politics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 5% £9250 £11400 111 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 120 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Religious Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 87% 10% 15% £9250 £11400 122 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre (Triple Threat) BA (Hons) University of Chichester 72% 0% 5% £9250 £14500 165 Chichester On campus Full-time
Media & Communications and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Social Care (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 72% 0% 0% £9250 £11400 124 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Criminology and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 5% 8% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Portsmouth 73% 5% 5% £9250 £16200 139 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
History and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 5% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Accounting & Finance and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 71% 5% 10% £9250 £11400 111 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Geography and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 110 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Health & Wellbeing and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 86% 15% 15% £9250 £11400 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Psychology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 66% 0% 4% £9250 £11400 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Childhood & Youth and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 78% 5% 15% £9250 £11400 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre [with Foundation year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 13% 5% 5% £9250 - 134 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) The University of Winchester 94% 0% 10% £9250 - 155 Winchester On campus Full-time
Drama (Musical Theatre) (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 61% 2% 9% £9250 - 144 Bath On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre [with Placement year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 13% 5% 5% £9250 - 134 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 61% 2% 9% £7500 - 144 Bath On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre Performance BA (Hons) University of Chester 47% 0% 10% £9250 - 125 Chester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Colchester Institute 54% 0% 10% £8250 £8250 - Colchester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Edge Hill University 83% 0% 5% £9250 - 151 Ormskirk On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 13% 5% 5% £9250 - 134 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Chester 33% 0% 5% £9250 - 144 Chester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Plymouth Marjon University - 10% 25% £9250 £11000 120 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Drama (Musical Theatre) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 61% 2% 9% £9250 - 144 Bath On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Dance BA (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 57% - 12% £9250 £15950 140 Hove On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Surrey 76% 0% 0% - - 157 Guildford On campus Full-time
BA (Hons) Musical Theatre Performance BA (Hons) Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 83% 0% 5% - - 160 London On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre Performance BA (Hons) University of West London 39% 0% 0% - - 142 Ealing On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Falmouth University 76% 5% 13% - - 126 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Plymouth University 51% 0% 15% - - 122 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre HND University of the Highlands and Islands - - 20% £6915 £7230 138 Inverness On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) York St John University 83% 5% 15% - - 114 York On campus Full-time
Professional Dance and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Greenwich 71% - 6% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre with Foundation BA (Hons) Plymouth University 51% 0% 15% - - 122 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre FdA Teesside University - - 25% £6150 - 93 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre with Contemporary Practice FD Hull College 64% - 20% £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Performing Arts - Musical Theatre HND Wakefield College 94% - 15% £6750 - - Wakefield On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre FdA Newcastle College 73% - 15% £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Drama: Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Goldsmiths, University of London 18% - 10% - - 164 London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HND Weymouth College - - - £5750 £5750 - Weymouth On campus Full-time
MA Musical Theatre MA Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama - - - £16453 £23811 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
MA Musical Theatre (Choreography) MA (PG) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - - - £14316 £22476 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Blackpool and the Fylde College - - - £8750 £9750 - Blackpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) The Manchester College 79% - 5% - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre (Top-Up) BA (Hons) South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - - 5% £8500 - - Bristol On campus Full-time
Professional Dance and Musical Theatre (Dancebox Studios and Theatre Works) BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - 5% £9250 £12500 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
BA (Hons) Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama - - 5% £9000 £22505 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre Performance CertHE University of East London - - 5% £9250 £13740 - London On campus Full-time
MA Musical Theatre (Performance) MA (PG) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - - 5% £14316 £22476 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) South Gloucestershire and Stroud College - - 5% £8250 - - Bristol On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre (Industry Preparation) HND Leicester College - - - £6165 £10700 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Performance in Musical Theatre BA (Hons) De Montfort University - - - £9250 £14250 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Theatre: Musical Theatre MA (PG) University of Wales - - - £7800 £15000 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre CertHE University of Gloucestershire - - - £9250 £15000 - Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre (Top-up) BA (Hons) Newcastle College - - - £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Performance (Musical Theatre) HND Sunderland College - - - £5999 - - Sunderland On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Staffordshire University - - - £9250 - - Stoke-on-Trent 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 (Musical Theatre) (Top-up) BA Hull College - - - £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Performance (Acting, Dance, Musical Theatre) HNC Burnley College - - - £7000 - - Burnley On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Greater Brighton Metropolitan College - - - £8390 - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre HNC Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Drama and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Professional Dance and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of Birmingham - - - £9250 - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) (Top-up) BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HNC The City of Liverpool College - - - £6673 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre Top-up HND Nottingham College - - - £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts: Musical Theatre FdA The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre HNC University Centre at Salford City College - - - £7500 - - Salford On campus Full-time
MA Musical Theatre (Musical Directing) MA (PG) Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - - - - - - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Drama Foundation Musical Theatre DiplP Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Postgraduate Certificate (Musical Theatre) PgCert Royal Academy of Music, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HNC The Manchester College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
MA Musical Theatre Company MA Leeds Conservatoire - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre MFA MFA (PG) University of Surrey - - - - - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Foundation in Musical Theatre Cert Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre MA Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
MA Musical Theatre Creatives MA Leeds Conservatoire - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HND University Centre Peterborough - - - - - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Master of Arts (Musical Theatre) MA (PG) Royal Academy of Music, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Dance

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £18500 £17765 £21610
25-75 percentile range £14000 - £22500 £12805 - £22829 £15583 - £26794
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Dance 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 £18974 £19139 £22996
25-75 percentile range £12865 - £22760 £14097 - £23546 £16913 - £28423
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Dance

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 Dance 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 Dance

  • Performing Dance Companies
  • Clubs, Cabarets, Cruise Ships
  • Musical Theatres
  • Backing Dancer Agencies
  • Teaching Organisations

Specialisations within Dance

  • Professional Dance
  • Dance Therapy
  • Dance Education
  • Choreography
  • Arts Administration
  • Community Dance
  • Dance Notation

Jobs of graduates of Dance (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Dance at Bath Spa University

30% Elementary occupations
20% Caring personal services
15% Teaching Professionals
10% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Administrative occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Animal care and control services
5% Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
5% Sales 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 Dance

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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 Dance, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Dance is the study of and/or training in the movement of the body, particularly in time to music.

The median salary of graduates of Dance was £18500 15 months after graduation, £17765 3 years after graduation and £21610 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Dance 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 - MA
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Diploma in Performance - DiplP
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
  • Certificate - Cert

Musical Theatre and Social Policy - BA (Hons) at Liverpool Hope University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 15 respondents.