Graphic Design Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Graphic Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University - 0% 5% £9250 £17585 120 Bath On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University - 0% 6% £9250 £17585 120 Bath On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 6% 3% £9250 £17500 144 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) The University of Edinburgh 72% 0% 0% £9250 £34800 146 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 60% 0% 20% £9250 £15000 £15450 126 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 6% 3% £9250 £17500 144 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 5% 11% £9250 £15000 122 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with placement year) BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 90% 0% 2% £9250 £22000 177 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Illustration with Graphic Design BA (Hons) De Montfort University 72% 15% 10% £9250 £9250 £15750 £16250 115 Leicester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 40% 0% 15% £9250 £12500 128 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 95% 10% 6% £9250 £16500 135 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Middlesex University 71% 0% 10% £9250 £14000 135 London On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Illustration BA (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University 75% 10% 6% £9250 £16100 183 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with preparatory semester) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University 80% 5% 8% £9250 £19250 114 London On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of East London 50% 6% 0% £9250 £13920 101 London On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Communication BA (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University 78% 0% 5% £9000 £15000 £16000 159 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) De Montfort University 74% 0% 16% £9250 £9250 £15750 £16250 149 Leicester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 20% £9250 £12500 124 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Animation BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 60% 5% 15% £9250 £16500 166 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 76% 6% 3% £9250 £17500 144 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Derby 80% 5% 12% £9250 £14900 111 Derby On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (Graphic Illustration) BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 100% 0% 0% £9250 £13992 125 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 79% 5% 3% £9250 £18000 131 Norwich On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication) BA (Hons) University of East London 77% 6% 7% £9250 £13920 98 London On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Art & Design Foundation Year BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 10% 2% £9250 £13020 £14000 114 Southampton On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 10% 15% £9250 £15000 122 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Graphic Communication (including Year 0) BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 84% 5% 5% £9250 £18000 152 Norwich On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Loughborough University of Technology 90% 0% 2% £9250 £22000 177 Loughborough On campus Full-time
Graphic Communication BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 84% 5% 5% £9250 £18000 152 Norwich On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 83% 10% 13% £9250 £16085 137 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (including Year 0) BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 79% 5% 3% £9250 £18000 131 Norwich On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BDes (Hons) University of Dundee 67% 0% 0% £9250 £20900 174 Dundee On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Derby 80% 0% 10% £9250 £14900 128 Derby On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 10% 2% £9250 £15000 £16125 114 Southampton On campus Full-time
Graphic Communication BA (Hons) University of Reading 97% 5% 5% £9250 £22350 141 Reading On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 83% 10% 13% £9250 £16085 137 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Portsmouth 89% 5% 4% £9250 £18100 157 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Graphic Communication BA (Hons) University of South Wales - 0% 10% £9000 £12600 119 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 100% 0% 5% £9250 £14598 135 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Bath Spa University - 0% 10% £9250 £17585 122 Bath On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 92% 8% 10% £9250 £16750 131 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 84% 0% 5% £9250 £17500 151 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 58% 3% 14% £9250 £15000 £15450 126 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Kingston University 63% 5% 1% £9250 - 171 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 10% 0% £9000 - 134 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Graphic Design [with Placement year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 69% 25% 5% £9250 £9250 - 118 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Fine Art and Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Chester 46% 0% 10% £9250 - 135 Chester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 100% 0% 45% £9250 - 116 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Hull - 0% 5% £9250 £15400 127 Hull On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Photography BA (Hons) University of Chester 73% 5% 5% £9250 - 131 Chester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA University of Chester 62% 0% 5% £9250 - 149 Chester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 100% 0% 0% £9250 - 123 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (including Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Chester 73% 5% 5% £9250 - 125 Chester On campus Full-time
Graphic Communication Design BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 94% 15% 0% £9250 - 135 Northampton On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 60% 20% 5% £9250 - 118 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 67% 4% 10% £9250 - 143 Preston On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 6% 8% - - 150 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 84% 4% 2% - - 159 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Graphic Design & Illustration BA (Hons) South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 70% 10% 20% £8000 - - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Typography BA (Hons) Plymouth University 92% 0% 10% - - 137 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Kent 64% 0% 0% - - 116 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 74% 10% 30% - - 97 Luton On campus Full-time
Creative Industries (Graphic Design Pathway) FdA Wigan and Leigh College 75% 0% 25% £7500 - - Wigan On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Falmouth University 84% 5% 9% - - 153 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Graphic Communication Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 80% 7% 11% - - 109 Northampton On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 83% 5% 5% - - 155 Manchester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Typography with Foundation BA (Hons) Plymouth University 83% 4% 7% - - 123 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 74% 10% 28% - - 97 Luton On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Illustration FD Leeds City College 73% 15% 15% £8745 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) University of Salford 63% 5% 7% - - 127 Salford On campus Full-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Salford 63% 5% 15% - - 138 Salford On campus Full-time
Graphic Design [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - 15% £9250 - 92 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Illustration BA (Hons) Leeds City College - 10% 5% £8745 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Communication Design: Graphic Design Pathway MA University of Reading - - - £7735 £16450 - Reading On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (Swansea College of Art) BA (Hons) University of Wales - - - £9000 £13500 - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Graphic Design MA University of Portsmouth - - - £8900 £18100 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Studio Practice (Graphic Design) (Top-Up) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £16950 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Integrated International Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Dylunio Graffig MA (PG) University of Wales - - - £7800 £15000 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (including foundation year) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4815 - London On campus Part-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA Sheffield Hallam University - - - £9250 £15860 £16655 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (Top-up) BA London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £19250 - London On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4815 - London On campus Part-time
Graphic Design MA (PG) Middlesex University - - - £50 £84 - London On campus Part-time
Graphic Design (Top Up) BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Visual Communication: Graphic Design MA London Metropolitan University - - - £1170 £2020 - London On campus Part-time
Graphic Design MA Kingston University - - - £5995 £10285 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Graphic Design and Illustration (Visual Communication) (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £13920 - London On campus Full-time
Art and Design: Graphic Design HND Gloucestershire College - - 15% £7400 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £13920 - London On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University - - - £9250 £15860 £16655 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - - £9250 £15950 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Typography and Graphic Communication by Research MA (Res) University of Reading - - - £9250 £18650 - Reading On campus Part-time
Graphic Design with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Middlesex University - - - £9250 £15100 - London On campus Full-time
Graphic Design MA University for the Creative Arts - - - £10500 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Graphic Design BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University - - - £9250 - - Leeds On campus Part-time
Graphic Design MA University of Huddersfield - - - £660 - - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Contemporary Creative Practice: Graphic Design (Top Up) BA (Hons) Staffordshire University - - - £6350 - - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Art and Design: Graphic Design HNC Gloucestershire College - - - £7400 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Creative Practice: Graphic Design BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Art and Design (Graphic Design) HNC Birmingham Metropolitan College - - - £6500 - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Graphic Design MA University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston On campus Part-time
Graphic Communication MA University of South Wales - - - - - - Pontypridd On campus Part-time
International Graphic Design (Top Up) BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Graphic Communication MA Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Digital Communication and Graphic Design for Business HND University of Salford - - - - - - Salford On campus Full-time
Graphic Design MA Leeds Beckett University - - - - - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Graphic Design MA The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Graphic Design & Art Direction MA (PG) Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Part-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
76 /100
91296 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 Graphic Design

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22025 £20113 £23568
25-75 percentile range £19981 - £25071 £15144 - £24676 £17604 - £29974
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Graphic Design 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 £22178 £20914 £24774
25-75 percentile range £19675 - £25027 £16034 - £25439 £18391 - £30927
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Graphic Design

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 Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design

  • Advertising Firms
  • Branding Specialists
  • Design Consultancies and Studios
  • PR Agencies
  • Publishing Companies

Specialisations within Graphic Design

  • Visual Identity Graphic Design
  • Marketing and Advertising
  • User Interface
  • Publication Graphic Design
  • Packaging Graphic Design
  • Motion Graphic Design
  • Environmental Graphic Design
  • Art and Illustration

Jobs of graduates of Graphic Design (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Graphic Design at Anglia Ruskin University

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

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

FAQ

Graphic Design is the study of/training in the use of artistic techniques effectively to communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via forms of printed media.

The median salary of graduates of Graphic Design was £22025 15 months after graduation, £20113 3 years after graduation and £23568 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Graphic Design studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Design (Honours) - BDes (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC