Illustration Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
York St John University 75% 0% 9% £9250 £12750 116 York On campus Full-time
Norwich University of the Arts 76% 0% 6% £9250 £15900 142 Norwich On campus Full-time
Plymouth College of Art 86% 3% 0% £9250 £15500 124 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Teesside University 75% 10% 5% £9250 £13000 145 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of Cumbria 83% 10% 15% £9250 £10500 163 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University 75% 0% 4% £9250 £11000 167 Liverpool On campus Full-time
University of Derby 73% 5% 5% £9250 £14045 137 Derby On campus Full-time
University of Derby 73% 5% 5% £9250 £14045 137 Derby On campus Full-time
University of East London 77% 5% 10% £9250 £13080 89 London On campus Full-time
The University of Edinburgh 78% 0% 0% £9250 £30400 185 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Norwich University of the Arts 76% 0% 6% £9250 £15900 142 Norwich On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 70% 0% 10% £9250 £15000 156 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Brighton 52% 0% 7% £9250 £13842 150 Brighton On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 88% 5% 8% £9250 £14000 168 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University 94% 5% 15% £9250 £14250 114 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Middlesex University 100% 5% 5% £9250 £14000 129 London On campus Full-time
De Montfort University 72% 5% 7% £9250 £14750 130 Leicester On campus Full-time
University of Lincoln 58% 10% 0% £9250 £15900 146 Lincoln On campus Full-time
University of Huddersfield 69% 0% 5% £9250 £15000 155 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 81% 5% 10% £9250 £13100 125 Worcester On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University 94% 5% 15% £9250 £14250 114 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Liverpool John Moores University 75% 0% 4% £9250 £16100 167 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Leeds Arts University 77% 4% 11% £9250 £15800 153 Leeds On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 88% 5% 8% £9250 £14000 168 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Cardiff Metropolitan University 85% 10% 10% £9000 £13000 140 Cardiff On campus Full-time
University of Bedfordshire 74% 10% 21% £9250 £13200 92 Luton On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 83% 0% 10% £9250 £14415 139 Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 81% 0% 20% £9250 £13100 145 Worcester On campus Full-time
De Montfort University 75% 4% 9% £9250 £14750 124 Leicester On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 88% 5% 8% £9250 £14000 168 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Ulster University 50% 1% 0% £9250 £15360 130 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Kingston University 85% 4% 5% £9250 £9250 192 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
University of Suffolk 100% 5% 0% £9250 £14598 104 Ipswich On campus Full-time
University of East London 77% 5% 5% £9250 £13080 92 London On campus Full-time
Teesside University 100% 0% 5% £9250 £13000 117 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of East London 77% 5% 10% £9250 £13080 89 London On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 58% 6% 3% £9250 £14400 138 London On campus Full-time
University of West London 92% 6% 15% £9250 £13250 130 Ealing On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 62% 5% 15% £9250 £13100 128 Worcester On campus Full-time
Southampton Solent University 72% 0% 5% £9250 £13800 113 Southampton On campus Full-time
University of Bolton 70% 10% 5% £9250 £46600 110 Bolton On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 93% 5% 7% £9250 £13200 140 Birmingham On campus Full-time
University of Westminster 58% 6% 3% £9250 £14400 138 London On campus Full-time
Leeds Arts University 66% 10% 7% £9250 £15800 171 Leeds On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland 64% 5% 0% £9250 £13000 144 Sunderland On campus Full-time
University of East London 77% 5% 5% £9250 £13080 92 London On campus Full-time
Staffordshire University 78% 15% 5% £9250 £14000 145 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Teesside University 75% 10% 5% £9250 £13000 145 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 74% 0% 5% £9250 £13100 126 Worcester On campus Full-time
University of Cumbria 83% 10% 15% £6000 £7500 163 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Teesside University 100% 0% 5% £9250 £13000 117 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Buckinghamshire New University 94% 5% 15% £9250 £14250 114 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
University of Dundee 70% 0% 5% £9250 £19500 183 Dundee On campus Full-time
Ravensbourne University London 65% 3% 0% £9250 £16500 129 London On campus Full-time
Teesside University 82% 5% 2% £9250 £13000 142 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 43% 0% 0% £9250 £14700 133 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University 83% 0% 10% £9250 £14415 139 Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of Gloucestershire 43% 0% 0% £9250 £14700 133 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
University of Worcester 81% 5% 13% £9250 £13100 116 Worcester On campus Full-time
Arts University Bournemouth 73% 0% 4% £9250 £16950 159 Poole On campus Full-time
University of Sunderland 64% 5% 0% £6935 - 144 Sunderland On campus Part-time
University of Wolverhampton 100% 5% 20% £9250 - 126 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 69% 0% 7% £9250 - 124 Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of Central Lancashire 89% 10% 10% £9250 - 118 Preston On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 100% 5% 20% £9250 - 126 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 93% 5% 7% £9250 - 140 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 89% 0% 5% £9250 - 152 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Birmingham City University 93% 5% 7% £9250 - 140 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Futureworks 79% 15% 0% £9250 - 123 Salford On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 80% 0% 20% £9250 - 121 Northampton On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 69% 0% 5% £9250 - 157 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Farnborough College of Technology 58% 0% 10% £8000 £9250 - Farnborough On campus Full-time
University of South Wales 86% - 5% £7500 £12300 67 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
University of Wolverhampton 74% 5% 20% £9250 - 107 Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 69% 0% 7% £9250 - 124 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University 69% 0% 5% £9250 - 157 Cambridge On campus Full-time
University of the Arts London 52% 0% 3% £9250 - 145 London On campus Full-time
South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 70% 15% 20% £8000 - - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
The Northern School of Art 90% 10% 20% £9250 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Hereford College of Arts 47% 10% 10% £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
East Sussex College - 10% 20% £7995 £9000 - Eastbourne On campus Full-time
Coventry University 79% 3% 5% - - 129 Coventry On campus Full-time
Hereford College of Arts 47% 10% 10% £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
University of the West of England 84% 2% 0% - - 128 Bristol On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University 77% 1% 3% - - 144 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Plymouth University 77% 10% 5% - - 156 Plymouth On campus Full-time
The University of Northampton 80% 0% 20% - - 121 Northampton On campus Full-time
Leeds City College 73% 20% 0% £7950 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 83% 3% 11% - - 145 Manchester On campus Full-time
University of the Arts London 59% - 5% £9250 - 128 London On campus Full-time
Falmouth University 75% 1% 8% - - 145 Falmouth On campus Full-time
University of the West of England 84% 2% 0% - - 128 Bristol On campus Full-time
Manchester Metropolitan University 83% 3% 11% - - 145 Manchester On campus Full-time
Hereford College of Arts 50% 20% 10% £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
Falmouth University 75% 1% 8% - - 145 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Leeds City College 73% 20% 0% £7950 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Hull College 85% 5% 30% £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
University of Hertfordshire 76% 5% 5% - - 138 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Hereford College of Arts 50% 20% 10% £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
University of the Arts London 56% - 0% £9250 - 140 London On campus Full-time
Blackpool and the Fylde College 77% - 15% £8750 - - Blackpool On campus Full-time
The City of Liverpool College - 40% 25% £8410 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Newcastle College 89% - 5% £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Leeds Beckett University 86% - 8% - - 141 Leeds On campus Full-time
South Devon College 85% - 15% £8400 - - Paignton On campus Full-time
Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts 82% - 20% - - 118 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Trafford College - 10% 30% £6995 - - Altrincham On campus Full-time
Leeds City College - - 15% £7950 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
University of Dundee - - 15% £7650 £18150 - Dundee On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - - £5900 £13000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Glasgow School of Art - - - £7920 £19980 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
University of Portsmouth - - - £9250 £15500 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £1035 £1805 - London On campus Part-time
Staffordshire University - - - £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre - - 10% £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
University of Dundee - - 10% £7650 £18150 - Dundee On campus Full-time
Sheffield Hallam University - - 10% £9620 £14895 - Sheffield On campus Full-time
University of East Anglia - - 10% £7850 £16400 - Norwich On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
Kingston University - - - £10260 £18200 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £17110 - London On campus Full-time
Leeds Arts University - - - £9250 £15700 - Leeds On campus Full-time
Middlesex University - - - £8500 £14000 - London On campus Full-time
Wirral Met College - - 10% £7790 - - Birkenhead On campus Full-time
Oxford Brookes University - - 10% £7570 £9270 - Oxford On campus Full-time
Teesside University - - 10% £5900 £13000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Bath Spa University - - 10% £8405 £15685 - Bath On campus Full-time
Leeds City College - - 10% £7950 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Ravensbourne University London - - 10% £10400 £17000 - London On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Greater Brighton Metropolitan College - - - £8390 - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Morley College - - - £6165 - - London On campus Full-time
Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £1200 - - Cardiff On campus Part-time
Petroc - - 5% - - - Barnstaple On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
University of Central Lancashire - - - £785 - - Preston On campus Part-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Plymouth College of Art - - - £4500 - - Plymouth On campus Part-time
Oldham College - - - £7500 - - Oldham On campus Full-time
South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Yeovil College - - - £7285 - - Yeovil On campus Full-time
Doncaster College and University Centre - - - £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University of Bolton - - - - - - Bolton On campus Part-time
University for the Creative Arts 70% 10% 5% - - 110 Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Goldsmiths, University of London - - - - - - London On campus Part-time
University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Part-time
Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
University of Brighton - - - - - - Brighton On campus Part-time
Anglia Ruskin University - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Anglia Ruskin University - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
University for the Creative Arts - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
York St John University - - - - - - York On campus Full-time
Coventry University - - - - - - Coventry On campus Part-time
Cambridge School of Visual & Performing Arts - - - - - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Part-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 Illustration

  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 Illustration 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 Illustration

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 Illustration who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Typical employers for graduates of Illustration

  • Animated Commercials
  • Television/Film Industries
  • Advertising and Marketing Agencies
  • Publishers
  • Graphic and Web Design Companies

Specialisations within Illustration

  • Graphic Design
  • Marketing
  • Animation
  • Advertising
  • Design Management
  • Communication Management

Jobs of graduates of Illustration (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Illustration 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

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution



Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Illustration

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022
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FAQ

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

  • The following degrees are offered for Illustration studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Design (Honours) - BDes (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Design - MDes
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Master of Letters - MLitt
  • Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
  • Master in Arts - MArts
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Higher National Diploma - HND

Comics and Graphic Novels - BA (Hons) at Teesside University received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey year with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 15 respondents.