Drama Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelor & Master

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Drama and Production BA (Hons) University of the Highlands and Islands 91% 10% 15% £9250 £9250 £13980 £14988 118 Inverness On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Film and Theatre BA (Hons) University of Reading 83% 0% 10% £9250 £22350 135 Reading On campus Full-time
Accounting & Finance and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 71% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Arts Development BA (Hons) University of Chichester 66% 3% 10% £9250 £15840 142 Chichester On campus Full-time
Drama and Theatre Studies BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 80% 10% 5% £9250 £23800 170 Egham On campus Full-time
Music and Theatre BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 86% 5% 3% £9250 £23800 163 Egham On campus Full-time
Drama and Health & Wellbeing BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 86% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Design for Theatre & Screen (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 1% £9250 £17500 156 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre (Film Acting) BA (Hons) University of Chichester 44% 3% 5% £9250 £15840 £16344 145 Chichester On campus Full-time
Drama with a Language BA (Hons) University of Sussex 82% 5% 5% £9250 £21500 143 Brighton On campus Full-time
Drama and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Theatre BA (Hons) University of Reading 83% 0% 10% £9250 £22350 145 Reading On campus Full-time
Theatre & Performance BA (Hons) University of Reading 80% 0% 10% £9250 £22350 127 Reading On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Leeds Conservatoire 55% 2% 5% £9250 £18750 £20100 140 Leeds On campus Full-time
Theatre and French BA (Hons) University of Bristol - 0% 3% £9250 £29300 169 Bristol On campus Full-time
Drama (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 5% 13% £9250 £16905 129 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) The University of Winchester 94% 0% 15% £9250 £16700 130 Winchester On campus Full-time
Drama and Stage Design & Scenography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Mathematics/Drama and Theatre BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 97% 5% 5% £9000 £16520 138 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Dance and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 88% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Theatre, Festival and Event Production BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 5% 0% £9250 £16905 110 Bath On campus Full-time
American Theatre Arts BA (Hons) Rose Bruford College 77% 0% 5% £9250 £21735 £22800 141 Sidcup On campus Full-time
Drama and English Language BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 88% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 121 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Psychology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 66% 5% 8% £9250 £12500 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Theatre BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 84% 0% 5% £9000 £16520 135 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Theatre and Spanish BA (Hons) University of Bristol - 10% 5% £9250 £29300 167 Bristol On campus Full-time
Drama and Special Educational Needs (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 116 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and International Relations (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 109 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama (Musical Theatre) (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 7% 6% £9250 £16905 128 Bath On campus Full-time
Drama BA (Hons) University of Greenwich 50% 0% 5% £9250 £16150 £17000 111 London On campus Full-time
Drama, Applied Theatre and Education BA (Hons) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 61% 2% 7% £9250 £25200 148 London On campus Full-time
Drama and Music (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama BA (Hons) Queen Margaret University 87% 0% 2% £9250 £8000 169 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Drama and English Literature (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 85% 5% 15% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Media & Communication and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and English Literature (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 92% 0% 5% £9250 £16905 125 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
Musical Theatre (Music) BA (Hons) University of Chichester 33% 0% 5% £9250 £15840 £16344 154 Chichester On campus Full-time
Drama and Theatre / International Relations BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 91% 5% 5% £9000 £16520 128 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Theatre and English with Placement BA (Hons) Brunel University 50% 5% 5% £9250 £17665 £19430 127 Uxbridge On campus Full-time Sandwich
Musical Theatre (Cabaret) BA (Hons) University of Chichester 71% 3% 5% £9250 £15840 £16344 145 Chichester On campus Full-time
English Literature and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 85% 5% 15% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Drama and Theatre BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 96% 0% 3% £9000 £16520 131 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
English and Drama BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 75% 0% 15% £9250 £23800 152 Egham On campus Full-time
Drama and Sport & Exercise Science BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 20% £9250 £12500 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Stage Management and Technical Theatre BA (Hons) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 56% 5% 5% £9250 £25200 154 London On campus Full-time
Drama (Including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Essex 76% 5% 10% £9250 £19500 137 Colchester On campus Full-time
Drama and Film & Visual Culture (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Film and Screen Studies (Professional Placement Year) BA/BSc (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 0% 6% £9250 £16675 124 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
History and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 10% 10% £9250 £12500 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Tourism (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Drama BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 74% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Design for Theatre & Screen (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 1% £9250 £17500 156 Canterbury On campus Full-time Sandwich
Drama and Sport & Physical Education (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 85% 0% 13% £9250 £12500 126 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Film Studies (with a study abroad year) BA (Hons) University of Sussex 59% 6% 4% £9250 £21500 136 Brighton On campus Full-time
Education and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Acting for Contemporary Theatre BA (Hons) University of Chichester 83% 5% 5% £9250 £15840 £16344 161 Chichester On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre BA (Hons) University of West London - 3% 5% £9250 £16250 120 Ealing On campus Full-time
Childhood & Youth and Drama (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 78% 10% 5% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Theatre (with integrated foundation year) BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 84% 10% 5% £9000 £16520 130 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre (BA) BA Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 50% 0% 0% £9250 £27968 177 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre Performance BA (Hons) University of Chichester 86% 0% 5% £9250 £15840 £16344 143 Chichester On campus Full-time
Health & Wellbeing and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 86% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 110 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Design for Theatre & Screen (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 1% £9250 £17500 156 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Theatre and Social Change BA (Hons) Rose Bruford College 68% 15% 0% £9250 £21735 150 Sidcup On campus Full-time
Drama & Theatre BA (Hons) York St John University 77% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 123 York On campus Full-time
Drama and Psychology (Professional Placement Year) BA/BSc (Hons) Bath Spa University 83% 0% 15% £9250 £16675 125 Bath On campus Full-time
Drama and Special Educational Needs BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 116 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Theatre and Production Technology BA (Hons) Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts - 0% 15% £9250 £19500 139 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Philosophy BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 74% 0% 15% £9250 £23800 145 Egham On campus Full-time
Drama and Sport & Exercise Science (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 20% £9250 £12500 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and English BA (Hons) University of Sussex 82% 8% 0% £9250 £21500 143 Brighton On campus Full-time
Drama and Performance Practice BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 74% 0% 15% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 133 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Drama and Music BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Creative Producing (Theatre and Short Film) BA (Hons) University of Essex - 2% 0% £9250 £20500 144 Colchester On campus Full-time
Theatre with Innovation MArts (Hons) University of Bristol - 0% 5% £9250 £29300 168 Bristol On campus Full-time
Design for Theatre & Screen BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 58% 5% 1% £9250 £17500 156 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Drama and Sociology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 116 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Theatre and Performance BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University 95% 10% 0% £9250 £19250 122 London On campus Full-time
Drama with Education BA (Hons) Ulster University 100% 0% 0% £9250 £15840 £16320 133 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Drama: Education & Community BA (Hons) York St John University 77% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 118 York On campus Full-time
English Literature and Film & Theatre BA (Hons) University of Reading 86% 3% 10% £9250 £22350 131 Reading On campus Full-time
Applied Theatre and Community Drama BA (Hons) Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 68% 0% 0% £9250 £19500 154 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Comparative Literature and Culture and Drama BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 83% 5% 5% £9250 £23800 138 Egham On campus Full-time
Drama and Film BA (Hons) University of Kent 64% 20% 15% £9250 £21900 £22700 137 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Stage Design & Scenography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 106 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Tourism BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 81% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 125 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Special Educational Needs BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Politics (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 80% 5% 10% £9250 £16905 116 Bath On campus Full-time
Musical Theatre and Sport & Exercise Science (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 20% £9250 £12500 121 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and English Literature BA (Hons) University of Greenwich 89% 0% 0% £9250 £16150 £17000 127 London On campus Full-time
Drama and English Language (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 88% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 121 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Creative Writing BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London - 6% 6% £9250 £23800 132 Egham On campus Full-time
Drama & Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 106 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama with Music BA (Hons) Ulster University 87% 0% 10% £9250 £15840 £16320 133 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Drama and Early Childhood BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Theatre and Performance Studies BA (Hons) University of Bristol - 0% 10% £9250 £29300 182 Bristol On campus Full-time
Theatre and Portuguese BA (Hons) University of Bristol - 10% 5% £9250 £29300 167 Bristol On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
65 /100
12201 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2024. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Drama

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20903 £17931 £21753
25-75 percentile range £17825 - £24915 £12598 - £22386 £15916 - £27274
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Aug 27, 2024
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Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21728 £18886 £23150
25-75 percentile range £17650 - £25828 £13767 - £23976 £16979 - £29126
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Aug 27, 2024

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Drama

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 Aug 27, 2024

Current jobs

Among graduates of Drama 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 Aug 27, 2024

Typical employers for graduates of Drama

  • Educational Institutions
  • Arts Organisations
  • Media Companies
  • Hospitality and Leisure Organisations

Specialisations within Drama

  • Technical Theatre
  • Directing
  • Drama Therapy
  • Teaching
  • Acting
  • Theatrical Production
  • Musical Theatre

Jobs of graduates of Drama (15 months after graduation)

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

20% Teaching and Childcare Associate Professionals
15% Secretarial and related occupations
15% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15% Sales occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Teaching Professionals
5% Customer service occupations
5% Administrative occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Caring personal services
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Drama

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Aug 27, 2024
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FAQ

Drama is the study of and/or training in acting and stagecraft.

The median salary of graduates of Drama was £20903 15 months after graduation, £17931 3 years after graduation and £21753 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Drama studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MArts (Hons)