Photography Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Digital Imaging and Photography with Foundation Year FdA Hugh Baird College - - - £6250 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Photography (Top-Up) BA (Hons) East Surrey College - - - £7500 - - Redhill On campus Full-time
Digital Imaging and Photography BA (Hons) Hugh Baird College - - - £8500 - - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Photography FdA East Surrey College - - - £7500 - - Redhill On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 61% 7% 5% £9250 £17500 134 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography BA (Hons) University of Bolton 61% 5% 7% £9250 £40650 110 Bolton On campus Full-time
Photography (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 7% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 126 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Teesside University 82% 10% 20% £9250 £15000 £17000 143 Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 64% 5% 15% £9250 £17585 98 Bath On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Derby 80% 7% 12% £9250 £14900 119 Derby On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Bolton 61% 0% 0% £9250 £40650 £47850 119 Bolton On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 81% 9% 10% £9250 £15860 £16655 135 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Photography with Video BA (Hons) Ulster University 55% 5% 15% £9250 £15840 £16320 141 Coleraine On campus Full-time
Photography/Art History BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 93% 5% 45% £9000 £16520 131 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Edinburgh Napier University 67% 0% 0% £9250 £17580 £19340 197 Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Digital Photography BA (Hons) Ravensbourne University London 68% 0% 5% £9250 £16500 £17000 131 London On campus Full-time
Photography (with Integrated Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 61% 7% 5% £9250 £17500 134 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University 87% 5% 0% £9250 £19250 124 London On campus Full-time
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography BA (Hons) University of Bolton 61% 5% 7% £9250 £40650 £47850 110 Bolton On campus Full-time
Photography with Art & Design Foundation Year BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 10% 5% £9250 £13020 £14000 137 Southampton On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Middlesex University 68% 5% 5% £9250 £15100 £16600 112 London On campus Full-time
Photography (including Year 0) BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 50% 10% 13% £9250 £18000 130 Norwich On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 5% 0% £9250 £15000 £15000 £15150 117 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of East London 92% 8% 0% £9250 £13920 £14580 86 London On campus Full-time
Photography with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 83% 10% 13% £9250 £16085 134 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 62% 5% 10% £9250 £17585 136 Bath On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Sheffield Hallam University 39% 1% 3% £9250 £15860 £16655 140 Sheffield On campus Full-time Sandwich
Photography (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 61% 7% 5% £9250 £17500 134 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of South Wales - 5% 5% £9000 £12600 149 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 64% 5% 10% £9250 £17585 127 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
Photography BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 89% 5% 10% £9250 £17500 124 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of West London 68% 0% 15% £9250 £16250 91 Ealing On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Arts University Bournemouth 70% 0% 0% £9250 £17950 141 Poole On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 5% 0% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 127 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation BA (Hons) University of Westminster 55% 15% 15% £9250 £15400 106 London On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 65% 0% 10% £9250 £16750 117 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Birmingham City University 84% 0% 12% £9250 £16085 137 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 61% 7% 5% £9250 £17500 134 Canterbury On campus Full-time Sandwich
Photography BA (Hons) University of Brighton 52% 4% 15% £9250 £13842 115 Brighton On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 62% 0% 5% £9250 £9250 £14598 £15210 125 Ipswich On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (with Integrated Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 61% 7% 5% £9250 £17500 134 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography: Editorial and Advertising BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 81% 15% 10% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 141 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) York St John University 52% 5% 5% £9250 £14000 125 York On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Leeds Arts University 84% 5% 6% £9250 £16700 £17500 146 Leeds On campus Full-time
Photography (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 64% 5% 0% £9250 £17585 145 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
Documentary Photography and Visual Activism (Swansea College of Art) BA (Hons) University of Wales 76% 10% 13% £9000 £13500 116 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 61% 7% 5% £9250 £17500 134 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography BA (Hons) Leeds Arts University 77% 0% 5% £9250 £16700 £17500 132 Leeds On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 64% 5% 10% £9250 £17585 100 Bath On campus Full-time
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 88% 5% 10% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 126 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) De Montfort University 66% 0% 10% £9250 £15250 £15750 122 Leicester On campus Full-time
Photography (with Professional Practice Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 61% 7% 5% £9250 £17500 134 Canterbury On campus Full-time Sandwich
Commercial Photography (Extended Degree) BA (Hons) Plymouth College of Art 95% 10% 20% £9250 £16500 139 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Photography with Placement BA (Hons) University of Cumbria 73% 0% 15% £9250 £13250 115 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Journalism with Photography BA (Hons) Plymouth Marjon University 84% 0% 10% £9250 £14500 112 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 5% 0% £9250 £15000 £16125 137 Southampton On campus Full-time
Commercial Photography BA (Hons) University of East London 89% 8% 5% £9250 £13920 £14580 86 London On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of West London 68% 0% 5% £9250 £16250 91 Ealing On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography with Art & Design Foundation Year BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 5% 0% £9250 £13020 £14000 137 Southampton On campus Full-time
Photography, Video and Digital Imaging with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 76% 5% 0% £9250 £16000 117 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 67% 6% 11% £9250 £17800 129 Poole On campus Full-time
Photography, Video and Digital Imaging BA (Hons) University of Sunderland 75% 0% 0% £9250 £16000 140 Sunderland On campus Full-time
Photography/Film and Television Studies BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 82% 5% 3% £9000 £16520 126 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Commercial Photography BA (Hons) Arts University Bournemouth 82% 5% 11% £9250 £17950 159 Poole On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 10% 5% £9250 £15000 £16125 137 Southampton On campus Full-time
Photography (with integrated foundation year) BA (Hons) University of Cumbria 73% 0% 15% £9250 £13575 115 Carlisle On campus Full-time
Photography: Editorial and Advertising (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 7% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 126 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 64% 5% 10% £9250 £17585 127 Bath On campus Full-time Sandwich
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 7% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 £16600 126 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Photography in the Arts (Swansea College of Art) BA (Hons) University of Wales 76% 0% 20% £9000 £13500 156 Cardiff On campus Full-time
Documentary Photography BA (Hons) University of South Wales 70% 5% 0% £9000 £12600 126 Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography BA London Metropolitan University 82% 5% 0% £9250 £19250 124 London On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 81% 5% 5% £9250 £16500 121 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Photography with foundation year BA (Hons) University of Bolton 61% 5% 7% £9250 £51000 £63800 110 Bolton On campus Full-time
Fine Art - Photography BA (Hons) Glasgow School of Art 78% 0% 0% £9250 £21360 162 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Photography (Extended Degree) BA (Hons) Plymouth College of Art 91% 0% 10% £9250 £16500 126 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Norwich University of the Arts 50% 10% 13% £9250 £18000 130 Norwich On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Derby 92% 10% 15% £9250 £14900 116 Derby On campus Full-time
Photography/Creative Writing BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 96% 0% 3% £9000 £16520 129 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 67% 6% 11% £9250 £17800 129 Poole On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 5% 10% £9250 £15000 £15000 £15150 126 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Lincoln 74% 6% 10% £9250 - 139 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Photography and Imaging BA (Hons) London South Bank University 57% 4% 0% £9250 - 120 London On campus Full-time
Photography with Arts Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Lincoln 72% 6% 8% £9250 - 132 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Photography HND Hertford Regional College - 0% 15% £6165 £6000 - 99 Broxbourne On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 74% 10% 20% £9250 - 121 Luton On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 15% 0% £9000 - 109 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Photography - Two-year Accelerated Degree BA (Hons) Farnborough College of Technology 58% 0% 50% £9000 £13000 - Farnborough On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 40% 0% 5% £9250 - 110 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography BA (Hons) University of the Arts London 43% 0% 5% £9250 - 143 London On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 79% 10% 5% £9250 - 123 Preston On campus Full-time
Fine Art and Photography BA (Hons) University of Chester 46% 0% 5% £9250 - 138 Chester On campus Full-time
Graphic Design and Photography BA (Hons) University of Chester 73% 5% 5% £9250 - 131 Chester On campus Full-time
Photography (including a Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of Chester 36% 5% 10% £9250 - 130 Chester On campus Full-time
Film and Photography BA (Hons) Richmond, The American International University in London 76% - 10% £9250 £15645 149 Richmond On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Leeds Trinity University 71% - 15% £9250 £12000 105 Leeds On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 83% 10% 10% £9250 - 133 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Chester 36% 0% 10% £9250 - 140 Chester On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Hereford College of Arts 69% 0% 0% £9000 £13475 - Hereford On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Kingston University 63% 6% 5% £9250 - 134 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
61 /100
19727 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 Photography

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £20933 £18108 £21051
25-75 percentile range £18375 - £24906 £13095 - £22569 £15928 - £26889
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Photography 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 £21916 £18253 £21737
25-75 percentile range £18942 - £25263 £13542 - £22599 £16642 - £27174
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Photography

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 Photography 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 Photography

  • Media Organisations
  • Publishing Companies
  • Wedding Photographers
  • High Street Photography Companies
  • Advertising Agencies
  • Design Companies
  • Large Organisations
  • Cruise Liners
  • Holiday and Leisure Companies
  • The Police

Specialisations within Photography

  • Cinematography
  • Underwater Photography
  • Portraiture
  • Fine Art Photography
  • Travel Photography
  • Commercial and Product Photography

Jobs of graduates of Photography (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Photography at Anglia Ruskin University

20% Skilled trades occupations
10% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Business and public service associate professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Elementary occupations
5% Web and Multimedia Design Professionals
5% Sales occupations
5% Artistic, literary and media occupations
5% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
5% Elementary 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 Photography

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

FAQ

Photography is the study of/training in all aspects of the creation of still images.

The median salary of graduates of Photography was £20933 15 months after graduation, £18108 3 years after graduation and £21051 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Photography studies:
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Higher National Diploma - HND