Furniture Design and Making Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Product and Furniture Design (Swansea College of Art) BSc (Hons) University of Wales 73% 4% 7% £9000 £13500 154 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) Kingston University 94% 10% 0% £9250 £9250 197 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design with Professional Placement Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 96% 5% 5% £9250 £13200 132 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 96% 5% 5% £9250 - 132 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 53% 0% 0% £9250 - 101 Bath On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 53% 0% 4% £9250 - 137 Bath On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 53% 0% 4% £9250 - 137 Bath On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 96% 5% 5% £9250 - 132 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Product Design and Furniture BA (Hons) Istituto Marangoni 60% - 14% £14100 £17900 85 London On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design with Foundation BA (Hons) Plymouth University 83% 6% 9% - - 130 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Product & Furniture Design (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 4% 8% - - 141 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product & Furniture Design (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 4% 8% - - 141 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product & Furniture Design (with Integrated International Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 4% 8% - - 141 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product & Furniture Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 4% 8% - - 141 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) Plymouth University 83% 6% 9% - - 130 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) University of the Arts London 56% - 10% £9250 - 142 London On campus Full-time
Product & Furniture Design BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 4% 8% - - 141 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Furniture and Product Design BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 89% 0% 5% - - 146 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Product & Furniture Design (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 4% 8% - - 141 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product and Furniture Design BA (Hons) De Montfort University - - - £9250 £14250 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Design: Products and Furniture MA Nottingham Trent University - - - £4250 £7250 - Nottingham On campus Part-time
Product, Furniture and Ceramics BA (Hons) Staffordshire University - - - £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Furniture: Design and Make (Activate Learning - City of Oxford College) FdA Oxford Brookes University - - - £7570 £9270 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Furniture Design MA London Metropolitan University - - - £9300 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Furniture Design and Make HND Burnley College - - 50% £9000 - - Burnley On campus Full-time
Product, Furniture and Ceramics (with a Placement Year) BA (Hons) Staffordshire University - - 50% £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Furniture and Product Design BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £3625 - London On campus Part-time
Furniture Design BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Furniture Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Furniture Design with Sandwich Placement BA (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - £9250 - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Studio Practice (Product and Furniture Design) (Top-Up) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Product Design (Contemporary Furniture Design) MA Istituto Marangoni - - - - - - London On campus Full-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 Furniture Design and Making

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20046 £20113 £23568
25-75 percentile range £18042 - £24043 £15144 - £24676 £17604 - £29974
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Furniture Design and Making 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 £20513 £20990 £24857
25-75 percentile range £18207 - £23219 £16158 - £25521 £18530 - £30966
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Furniture Design and Making

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 Furniture Design and Making 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 Furniture Design and Making

  • Architectural practices
  • Commissioning departments of public and private bodies
  • Consultancy practices
  • Design practices and studios
  • Exhibition organisers
  • Furniture manufacturing companies
  • Interior and multidisciplinary design studios
  • Private buyers
  • Retailers

Jobs of graduates of Furniture Design and Making (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Furniture Design and Making at Anglia Ruskin University

30% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
15% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Sales occupations
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Elementary occupations
5% Design occupations
5% Administrative occupations
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Media Professionals
5% Business and public service associate professionals
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 Furniture Design and Making

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

FAQ

Furniture Design and Making is the study of/training in the design and making of furniture for residential, commercial and public environments.

The median salary of graduates of Furniture Design and Making was £20046 15 months after graduation, £20113 3 years after graduation and £23568 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Furniture Design and Making studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Higher National Diploma - HND

Product and Furniture Design with Professional Placement Year - BA (Hons) at Birmingham City University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 96 out of 100 among 25 respondents.