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TOP UK Art&Design Universities 2026 | Complete University Guide

TOP UK Art&Design Universities 2026 | Complete University Guide

Many students strive to get an education in a creative specialty, because in Britain all the conditions have been created for the disclosure of creative potential. One of the main reasons to choose a university in England is a guaranteed high level of knowledge and practical skills. At universities in Britain, students receive a specialty in all possible areas: acting, directing, theater management, costume design, scenography. Students studying dramatic art take a large number of disciplines related not only to acting, but to script development, analysis of performances, directing, and production.

Studying process 

Performing arts brings together three types of arts: theater, music and dance. Training in these specialties is maximally practice-oriented and therefore completely immerses you in a creative environment. From the first day, students participate in creative work, master classes, and attend lectures.

Duration of programs

Bachelor's courses are designed for 3-4 years, after graduation, students are awarded a degree - Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Performing Arts (BPA).

Specializations and joint degrees

For the first two years, students study a variety of disciplines before they can settle on a narrow specialty. Those who are ready to study several specialties at once and receive a diploma in them go through double programs - joint degrees.

University requirements

Universities consider the education of candidates, whether they studied creative subjects in school and whether they were engaged in creativity in their free time. The main requirement is to successfully pass the selection for applicants (casting).

Students' perspectives

Graduates start working in different industries: management, directing, performing arts.

In a broad sense, the direction "Art and Design" unites different directions:

  • Designer
  • Designer of computer games and applications
  • Graphic Designer
  • Interior designer
  • Animator
  • Web Designer
  • Artist and Illustrator
  • Journalist and photojournalist
  • Dancer
  • Actor
  • Musician
  • Accessories and footwear designer
  • Photographer
  • Exhibition curator and museum worker
  • Historian
  • Fashion designer
  • Educator
  • Producer.

Design students go through a wide range of subjects, and therefore have high-quality and versatile training:

  • Applied arts
  • Visual arts
  • A television
  • Illustration
  • 3D design
  • Art history
  • A photo
  • Cinema
  • Printing techniques
  • Computer graphics programs
  • Communicative design.

Best arts and design universities in Britain 2026 | Complete University Guide

Rank

Institution

1 Oxford
2 University College London
3 Glasgow
4 Loughborough
5 Leeds
6 Kingston
7 Newcastle
8 Lancaster
9 Edinburgh
10 Dundee
11 Nottingham Trent
12 Reading
13 Lincoln
14 Goldsmiths, University of London
15 Bangor
16 Kent
17 Northumbria
18 Brunel University London
19 Westminster
20 Liverpool John Moores
21 University of Wales Trinity Saint David
22 Manchester Metropolitan
23 Plymouth
24 University of the Arts, London
25 Falmouth
26 Bournemouth
27 Chester
28 Ulster
29 Sheffield Hallam
30 West of England, Bristol
31 Brighton
32 Salford
33 Portsmouth
34 Southampton
35 Norwich University of the Arts
36 Oxford Brookes
37 London South Bank
38 Cardiff Metropolitan
39 Edinburgh Napier
40 South Wales
41 Leeds Arts University
42 Arts University Bournemouth
43 Coventry
44 Manchester
45 Canterbury Christ Church
46 Chichester
47 Bath Spa
48 Aberystwyth
49 Huddersfield
50 Gloucestershire
51 Birmingham City
52 Leeds Beckett
53 Staffordshire
54 Anglia Ruskin
55 Abertay
56 Greenwich
57 Central Lancashire
58 Teesside
59 Robert Gordon
60 Cumbria
61 De Montfort
62 Middlesex
63 Hertfordshire
64 University for the Creative Arts
65 Northampton
66 Worcester
67 East London
68 Derby
69 Heriot-Watt
70 York St John
71 Wolverhampton
72 Sunderland
73 Plymouth
74 Winchester
75 West London
76 Buckinghamshire New
77 Bolton
78 London Metropolitan
79 Solent
80 Suffolk
81 Liverpool John Moores
82 Highlands & Islands
83 Wrexham Glyndŵr
84 Bedfordshire
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