Photography Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
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
Photography (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 7% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 126 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Teesside University 82% 10% 20% £9250 £15000 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) Sheffield Hallam University 81% 9% 10% £9250 £15860 £16655 135 Sheffield On campus Full-time
Photography/Art History BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 93% 5% 45% £9000 £16520 131 Aberystwyth 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
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 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 117 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of East London 92% 8% 0% £9250 £13920 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
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
Photography BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts 89% 5% 10% £9250 £17500 124 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 5% 0% £9250 £15000 £15450 127 Cheltenham 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
Photography BA (Hons) University of Suffolk 62% 0% 5% £9250 £14598 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 141 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Photography (Professional Placement Year) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University 64% 5% 0% £9250 £17585 145 Bath On campus Full-time
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) 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 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
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 86 London 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 BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 67% 6% 11% £9250 £17800 129 Poole On campus Full-time
Photography/Film and Television Studies BA (Hons) Aberystwyth University 82% 5% 3% £9000 £16520 126 Aberystwyth On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 10% 5% £9250 £15000 £16125 137 Southampton On campus Full-time
Photography: Editorial and Advertising (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 7% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 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
Photojournalism and Documentary Photography (with Foundation) BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 80% 7% 7% £9250 £15000 £15450 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 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 126 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Photography [with placement year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 59% 0% 5% £9250 - 137 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Bedfordshire 74% 10% 20% £9250 - 121 Luton On campus Full-time
Photography and Film BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - 15% 0% £9000 - 109 Wrexham On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 40% 0% 5% £9250 - 110 Cambridge 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
Photography BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 77% 15% 30% £9250 - 99 Northampton 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
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) University of Bedfordshire 74% 10% 10% £9250 - 121 Luton On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Kingston University 63% 6% 5% £9250 - 134 Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 89% 5% 40% £9250 - 100 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography FD Leeds City College 73% 15% 15% £8745 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Photography with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 8% 11% - - 137 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 77% 20% 20% - - 104 Northampton On campus Full-time
Film, Media and Photography FdA Truro and Penwith College - 0% 10% £8224 £9335 - Truro On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 8% 11% - - 137 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 52% 6% 9% - - 147 Manchester On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Plymouth University 95% 0% 10% - - 133 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation BA (Hons) Plymouth University - 5% 10% - - 123 Plymouth On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Salford 61% 10% 5% - - 134 Salford On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 8% 11% - - 137 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Marine and Natural History Photography BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 8% 11% - - 137 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) University of Portsmouth 72% 10% 5% - - 125 Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 80% 1% 4% - - 126 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Marine & Natural History Photography with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 8% 11% - - 137 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Film, Photography and Media BA (Hons) University of Leeds 68% 5% 9% - - 168 Leeds On campus Full-time
Commercial Photography with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 8% 11% - - 137 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Commercial Photography BA (Hons) Falmouth University 73% 8% 20% - - 125 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Salford 61% 10% 9% - - 128 Salford On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 52% 10% 13% - - 147 Manchester On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - 8% 11% - - 137 Falmouth On campus Full-time
Photography [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - 17% £9250 - 97 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Photography HND Gloucestershire College - - 15% £7400 £7400 - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Photography (Top-Up) BA (Hons) Leeds City College - 0% 15% £8745 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Photography MA Kingston University - - - £5995 £10285 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Part-time
Photography (Top-Up) BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £15000 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Photography FdA University of South Wales - - - £7500 £12300 - Pontypridd On campus Full-time
Photography MFA (PG) University for the Creative Arts - - - £7000 £11700 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography (Top up) BA Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £9000 £15000 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
History of Photography MA Birkbeck, University of London - - - £10800 £19830 - London On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Teesside University - - - £9250 £15000 - Middlesbrough On campus Full-time
Photography (Top-Up) BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - - - £9250 £15000 £16125 - Southampton On campus Full-time
Commercial Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £13920 - London On campus Full-time
Photography (including foundation year) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £19250 - London On campus Full-time
Photography (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography & Moving Image CertHE University of East London - - - £9250 £13920 - London On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (Top-up) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £9250 £19250 - London On campus Full-time
Photography (with Integrated International Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (with Integrated International Foundation & Professional Practice Years) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography MA (PG) Middlesex University - - - £61 £93 - London On campus Part-time
Photography (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £13920 - London On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (including foundation year) BA (Hons) London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4815 - London On campus Part-time
Photography (Top-up) BA London Metropolitan University - - - £2310 £4815 - London On campus Part-time
Photography with Professional Placement Year BA (Hons) Birmingham City University - - - £9250 £13200 - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Fine Art (Photography) MA Bath Spa University - - - £9520 £17760 - Bath On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £9000 £15000 £16000 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Fashion Photography (with Integrated International Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University for the Creative Arts - - - £9250 £17500 - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Photography BA Robert Gordon University - - - £6750 £15450 - Aberdeen On campus Full-time
Photography with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Middlesex University - - - £9250 £15100 - London On campus Full-time
Biological Photography and Imaging MSc MSc The University of Nottingham - - - £12060 £26955 - Nottingham On campus Full-time
Photography MA University of Portsmouth - - - £8900 £18100 - Portsmouth On campus Full-time
Photography MA University of Huddersfield - - - £660 - - Huddersfield On campus Part-time
Creative Practice: Photography BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Documentary Photography and Print BA (Hons) Bath Spa University - - - £9250 - - Bath On campus Full-time
Photography HNC Gloucestershire College - - - £7400 - - Gloucester On campus Full-time
Photography FD Cardiff Metropolitan University - - - £7500 - - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Photography FdA The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Photography and Film (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Photography BA (Hons) Oxford Brookes University - - - £1155 - - Oxford On campus Part-time
Contemporary Creative Practice: Photography (Top Up) BA (Hons) Staffordshire University - - - £6350 - - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Press & Editorial Photography with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
Press & Editorial Photography BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
Photography MA Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Photography MA Sheffield Hallam University - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Photography MA Plymouth University - - - - - - Plymouth On campus Full-time
Photography (top-up) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton - - - - - - Northampton On campus Full-time
Photography MA University of Central Lancashire - - - - - - Preston On campus Full-time
Photography MA Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
59 /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:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts - BA
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Higher National Certificate - HNC