Fine Art Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Fine Art (Top-up) BA Hull College - - - £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Fine Art FD Hull College - - - £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 81% 0% 0% £9250 £9250 £13992 £15210 127 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Fine Art - Painting/Printmaking BA (Hons) Glasgow School of Art 65% 5% 0% £9250 £21360 163 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Plymouth College of Art 94% 0% 0% £9250 £16500 149 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) De Montfort University 51% 5% 9% £9250 £15250 £15750 137 Leicester On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Reading 69% 5% 5% £9250 £22350 168 Reading On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 81% 10% 5% £9000 £16520 132 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Fine Art - Environmental Art/Sculpture BA (Hons) Glasgow School of Art 50% 5% 2% £9250 £21360 162 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Fine Art with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 44% 0% 5% £9250 £16000 113 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Fine Art (4 years) BA (Hons) University College London 33% 10% 0% £9250 £35000 204 London On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 10% 10% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 117 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Art and Design with Creative Technologies with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 85% 10% 10% £9250 £16085 158 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Art and Design BA/BSc (Hons) Weston College of Further and Higher Education 65% 10% 15% £8900 £12500 138 Weston-super-Mare On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Theology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 125 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Art and Design with Creative Technologies BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 85% 10% 10% £9250 £16085 158 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Integrated Foundation Year) (Canterbury) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 66% 4% 3% £9250 £17500 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Art History and Education BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Sociology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Southampton 90% 10% 15% £9250 £22300 140 Southampton On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University 76% 3% 15% £9250 £19250 123 London On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art with Art & Design Foundation Year BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 5% 10% £9250 £13020 £14000 119 Southampton On campus Full-time
Fine Art (Extended Degree) BA (Hons) Plymouth College of Art 94% 0% 0% £9250 £16500 149 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Integrated Foundation Year) (Farnham) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 66% 4% 3% £9250 £17500 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Fine Art/English Literature BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 98% 5% 5% £9000 £16520 144 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Fine Art with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Teesside University 81% 20% 0% £9250 £15000 £17000 106 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Arts University Bournemouth 60% 5% 3% £9250 £17950 149 Poole On campus Full-time
Fine Art Technology BA (Hons) University of East London 57% 10% 10% £9250 £13920 146 London On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Staffordshire University - 0% 15% £9250 £16750 139 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Fine Art (including Year 0) BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 74% 5% 6% £9250 £18000 138 Norwich On campus Full-time
Fine Art (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 66% 0% 7% £9250 £17585 151 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
Fine Art with Art History BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 93% 10% 45% £9000 £16520 145 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Fine Art with foundation year BA (Hons) University of Bolton 62% 7% 0% £9250 £51000 £63800 144 Bolton On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Professional Practice Year) (Canterbury) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 66% 4% 3% £9250 £17500 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time Sandwich
Fine Art BA (Hons) Leeds Arts University 54% 4% 5% £9250 £16700 £17500 163 Leeds On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Politics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 38% 10% 6% £9250 £12500 109 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 83% 0% 10% £9250 £16085 125 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Brighton 65% 5% 8% £9250 £13842 155 Brighton On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Conservation Biology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 15% £9250 £12500 122 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with placement year) BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 82% 0% 2% £9250 £22000 177 Loughborough On campus Full-time Sandwich
Fine Art Mixed Media with Foundation BA (Hons) University of Westminster 73% 10% 8% £9250 £15400 165 London On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 82% 0% 2% £9250 £22000 177 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Art History and Early Childhood BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Fine Art BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 91% 5% 8% £9000 £16520 127 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Art History and Psychology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 66% 5% 8% £9250 £12500 122 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art with Printmaking BA (Hons) University of Chichester 42% 10% 20% £9250 £15840 £16344 146 Chichester On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 10% 10% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 116 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Cumbria 60% 0% 5% £9250 £13250 148 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Professional Practice Year) (Farnham) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 66% 4% 3% £9250 £17500 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time Sandwich
Art History and English Language BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 88% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 124 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art/Art History BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 93% 10% 45% £9000 £16520 145 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 5% 10% £9250 £15000 £16125 119 Southampton On campus Full-time
Fine Art with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Derby 54% 6% 15% £9250 £14900 118 Derby On campus Full-time
Fine Art BFA (Hons) University College London 27% 10% 0% £9250 £35000 179 London On campus Full-time
Art History and Creative Writing BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 74% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 105 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Derby 54% 6% 20% £9250 £14900 126 Derby On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 5% 10% £9250 £15000 £15150 111 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Computer Animation Art & Design BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 38% 0% 16% £9250 £18800 136 Poole On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with integrated foundation year) BA (Hons) University of Cumbria 64% 0% 10% £9250 £13575 145 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice) - (Canterbury) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 66% 4% 3% £9250 £17500 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Art BA (Hons) University of Reading 69% 5% 15% £9250 £22350 100 Reading On campus Full-time
Fine Art MA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 71% 5% 1% £9250 £32200 178 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Mathematics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Music BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Social Policy BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 112 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Art and Design with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 85% 10% 10% £9250 £16085 158 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Art History and Law BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 38% 10% 6% £9250 £12500 105 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art (Digital Media, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture) BA (Hons) University of Dundee 64% 10% 0% £9250 £20900 £21900 195 Dundee On campus Full-time
Video Games Art and Design BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 69% 4% 10% £9250 £23800 138 Egham On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and International Relations BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 99 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) York St John University 100% 5% 5% £9250 £14000 115 York On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Nutrition BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 47% 10% 5% £9250 £12500 113 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 66% 0% 0% £9250 £17585 143 Bath On campus Full-time
Visual Arts and Film BA (Hons) Durham University 81% 2% 2% £9250 £9250 £25900 £25500 185 Durham On campus Full-time
Art History and Drama BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Ulster University 70% 5% 0% £9250 £15840 £16320 148 Coleraine On campus Full-time Sandwich
Art & Design History and Computer Science BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 15% 9% £9250 £12500 132 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of East London 57% 10% 10% £9250 £13920 £14580 126 London On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Middlesex University 53% 0% 0% £9250 £15100 £16600 126 London On campus Full-time
Art and Design (with a foundation year) BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 82% 8% 10% £9250 £16750 100 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Fine Art with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 83% 0% 10% £9250 £16085 125 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 15% 9% £9250 £12500 122 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art Mixed Media BA (Hons) University of Westminster 73% 10% 8% £9250 £15400 165 London On campus Full-time
Games Art & Design (including Year 0) BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 52% 5% 8% £9250 £18000 134 Norwich On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of the Highlands and Islands 82% 0% 25% £9250 £9250 £13980 £14988 146 Inverness On campus Full-time
Games Art & Design BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 52% 5% 8% £9250 £18000 134 Norwich On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 67% 5% 5% £9250 £17500 158 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Art & Design History and Information Technology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 96% 15% 10% £9250 £12500 125 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) (Farnham) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 66% 4% 3% £9250 £17500 145 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 74% 5% 6% £9250 £18000 138 Norwich On campus Full-time
Fine Art - Photography BA (Hons) Glasgow School of Art 78% 0% 0% £9250 £21360 162 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Art History and Social Care BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 72% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 141 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Fine Art with Textiles BA (Hons) University of Chichester 59% 10% 20% £9250 £15840 £16344 146 Chichester On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 44% 0% 5% £9250 £16000 133 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Fine Art Painting BA (Hons) University of Brighton 63% 0% 15% £9250 £13842 143 Brighton On campus Full-time
Games Art & Design BA (Hons) University of Brighton 58% 4% 8% £9250 £13842 141 Brighton On campus Full-time
Fine Art BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 67% 0% 10% £9250 £17585 173 Bath On campus Full-time
Film and Television Studies/Fine Art BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 82% 5% 3% £9000 £16520 135 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Art History and Visual Culture BA (Hons) University of Brighton 62% 10% 15% £9250 £13842 129 Brighton On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
65 /100
2859 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. 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 Fine Art

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19948 £16221 £19536
25-75 percentile range £17428 - £24000 £11190 - £21313 £13583 - £25698
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Fine Art 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 £20301 £17266 £21195
25-75 percentile range £17330 - £24177 £11926 - £22124 £14779 - £27154
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Fine Art

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 Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Fine Art 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 Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Fine Art

  • Schools
  • Further and Higher Education Institutions
  • Prisons
  • Hospitals
  • Media Industry
  • Design Industry
  • Advertising Companies

Specialisations within Fine Art

  • Visual Arts
  • Photography
  • Filmmaking
  • Art History
  • Dance
  • Theatre
  • Acting
  • Creative Writing
  • Design

Jobs of graduates of Fine Art (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University

15% Business and public service associate professionals
15% Sales occupations
10% Customer service occupations
10% Managers, directors and senior officials
10% Media Professionals
10% Administrative occupations
10% Welfare and housing associate professionals
10% Information Technology Professionals
10% Elementary occupations
10% Sales occupations
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Fine Art

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Fine Art, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Fine Art is the aesthetic representation in one medium of what is reality in another. Encompasses all artistic media.

The median salary of graduates of Fine Art was £19948 15 months after graduation, £16221 3 years after graduation and £19536 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Fine Art studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) - BFA (Hons)
  • Master of Arts (Honours) - MA (Hons)