Performing Arts Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Performing Arts BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 62% 0% 10% £9250 £10500 112 Leeds On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 0% 15% £9250 £14500 88 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) De Montfort University 89% 2% 0% £9250 £14250 139 Leicester On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Film, TV and Stage) BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 92% 10% 15% £9250 £12500 131 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 81% 0% 0% £9250 £13000 122 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 79% 0% 10% £9250 £13200 92 Luton On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Film, TV and Stage) with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 92% 10% 15% £9250 £12500 131 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Performing Arts with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 79% 0% 10% £9250 £13200 92 Luton On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 73% 5% 0% £9250 £15000 120 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Level 6) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 73% 5% 0% £9250 £15000 120 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 81% 0% 0% £9250 £13000 122 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Performing Arts with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 0% 15% £9250 £14500 88 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Screen Performance with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 75% 0% 0% £9250 £13000 115 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Screen Performance BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 75% 0% 0% £6935 - 115 Sunderland On campus Part-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) University of East London 89% - 5% £9250 £13740 106 London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 40% - 15% £9250 £15950 139 Hove On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) University of Chester 58% 5% 11% £9250 - 127 Chester On campus Full-time
Performing Arts FdA University of South Wales 86% - 15% £7500 £12300 60 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 88% 5% 8% £7500 - 133 Bath On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HND Hertford Regional College 83% 0% 25% £6165 - 82 Broxbourne On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting Pathway) HND South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 92% 5% 15% £7000 - - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
Performing Arts with International Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 71% 0% 15% - - 88 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Performing Arts with Acting Specialism HND North Warwickshire and South Leicestershire College 81% 20% 25% £5950 - - Nuneaton On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Dance Pathway) HND South Essex College of Further and Higher Education 92% 5% 15% £7000 - - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HND NESCOT North East Surrey College of Technology 56% - 25% £6800 - - Epsom On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HNC Coventry College - 10% 15% £5225 - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) Brooksby Melton College - 0% 20% £7500 - - Brooksby On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Top-up) BA (Hons) Brooksby Melton College - 0% 20% £7500 - - Brooksby On campus Full-time
Performing Arts FdA New College Durham 100% - 30% £9000 - - Durham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts - Musical Theatre HND Wakefield College 94% - 15% £6750 - - Wakefield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Performance) Theatre HND Wakefield College 94% - 15% £6750 - - Wakefield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts FdA Grimsby Institute 93% - 0% £8500 - - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Performance) Dance Pathway HND Wakefield College 94% - 15% £6750 - - Wakefield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HND Weymouth College - - - £5750 £5750 - Weymouth On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC Coleg Llandrillo (Llandrillo College) - - - £8300 £8300 - Colwyn Bay On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) WCG -Warwickshire College Group - - - £7975 £11450 - Leamington Spa On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Top-Up) BA (Hons) WCG -Warwickshire College Group - - - £7975 £11450 - Leamington Spa On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HND Bishop Auckland College - - 15% £7500 - - Bishop Auckland On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HND West Thames College - - 15% £5000 £8000 - Isleworth On campus Full-time
Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education: Theatre and Performing Arts PgCert Rose Bruford College - - 15% £3250 £9000 - Sidcup On campus Part-time
DPerf Doctor of Performing Arts FT DPerf Royal Conservatoire of Scotland - - 15% £7800 £17979 - Glasgow On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) University of Bolton - - - £9250 £37350 - Bolton On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HNC Gloucestershire College - - 10% £6700 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Screen Performance and Communication Techniques MA University of Bedfordshire - - 10% £8250 £13275 - Luton On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Drama, Dance, Music) MSc (Res) University of Lincoln - - 10% £4585 £16400 - Lincoln On campus Full-time
Performing Arts with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) WCG -Warwickshire College Group - - - £4500 £6000 - Leamington Spa On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts FdA Cardiff and Vale College - - - £7500 - - Rumney On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Top Up) BA (Hons) South Essex College of Further and Higher Education - - - £8000 - - Southend-on-Sea On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HND Morley College - - - £6165 - - London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Top Up) BA (Hons) The Bournemouth and Poole College - - - £9250 - - Poole On campus Full-time
Acting for Stage & Screen BA (Hons) University Centre Peterborough - - - £8000 - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting/Dance/Musical Theatre) (Top-Up) BA (Hons) The City of Liverpool College - - - £8410 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (General) (Make-up and Hair) - HNC HNC South Thames College - - - £5625 - - London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Top Up) BA (Hons) Hereford College of Arts - - - £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
Performing Arts MA Buckinghamshire New University - - - £5050 - - High Wycombe On campus Part-time
Performing Arts: Drama FdA The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Drama) (Top-up) BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Top-up) BA (Hons) Teesside University - - - £9250 - - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Dance) HND The City of Liverpool College - - - £6673 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HND Southport College - - - £6165 - - Southport On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC The City of Liverpool College - - - £6673 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC Craven College - - - £6950 - - Skipton On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) (Top-up) BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HNC The City of Liverpool College - - - £6673 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HNC Shrewsbury Colleges Group - - - £6750 - - Shrewsbury On campus Full-time
Performing Arts FdA Bradford College - - - £7750 - - Bradford On campus Part-time
Performing Arts Top-up BA (Hons) Nottingham College - 0% 15% £8250 - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Top Up) BA (Hons) Grimsby Institute - 0% 15% £8500 - - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Performing Arts FdA The Bournemouth and Poole College - 0% 15% £6750 - - Poole On campus Full-time
HND Performing Arts (Tresham) HND Bedford College - 0% 15% £5895 - - Bedford On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (General) (Make-up and Hair) - HND HND South Thames College - 0% 15% £5625 - - London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts: Musical Theatre FdA The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Make-up Artistry in the Creative Industries) HNC Bury College - - - £7500 - - Bury On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) - HNC HNC South Thames College - - - £5100 - - London On campus Full-time
Performing Arts BA (Hons) Hereford College of Arts - - - £9000 - - Hereford On campus Full-time
Performing Arts in The Community FD Doncaster College and University Centre - - - £7400 - - Doncaster On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HND Chesterfield College - - - £6995 - - Chesterfield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HNC The Manchester College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Dance) HNC The Manchester College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (General) HNC New College Swindon - - - - - - Swindon On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Technical Arts) Media Make-up and Hair Artistry HND The Sheffield College - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Dance) HND University Centre Peterborough - - - - - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Dance) HNC New College Swindon - - - - - - Swindon On campus Full-time
Performing Arts MA (Res) University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) HND University Centre Peterborough - - - - - - Peterborough On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Acting) HNC The Manchester College - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Performing Arts HNC Westminster Kingsway College - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Music and Performing Arts Education MA University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Performing Arts (Technical Arts) Media Make-Up HND New College Swindon - - - - - - Swindon 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

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Performing Arts

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 Performing Arts 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 Performing Arts

  • Advertising Agencies
  • Entertaining Companies
  • Art Museums
  • Ballet Companies
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Cruise Lines
  • Movie Studios
  • Party Companies
  • Performing Arts Companies
  • Radio/TV/Film
  • Theatres
  • Talent Agencies

Specialisations within Performing Arts

  • Prosthetic Make- up
  • Circus Arts
  • Magic
  • Musical Theatre
  • Stage Combat
  • Ventriloquism
  • Directing
  • Speech
  • Mime
  • Opera
  • Puppetry
  • Ballet

Jobs of graduates of Performing Arts (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Performing Arts at Chicken Shed Theatre Company

25% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15% Welfare and housing associate professionals
15% Elementary occupations
10% Artistic, literary and media occupations
10% Skilled trades occupations
10% Sales occupations
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 Performing Arts

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

FAQ

Performing Arts is the study of art forms in which artists use their body, voice, or objects to convey artistic expression. Performing Arts include a variety of disciplines but all are intended to be performed in front of a live audience.

  • The following degrees are offered for Performing Arts studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Doctor of Performing Arts - DPerf
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Science (Research) - MSc (Res)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)

Performing Arts - FdA at New College Durham received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 20 respondents.