Best arts universities in uk

With over 100 universities offering degrees focusing on different genres of arts UK is known for its excellence in the creative industry. All the top-ranked universities fall under the best arts universities in UK category as they offer different degrees with emphasis on arts and literature.

With an average annual tuition fee ranging from INR 25-35 Lakhs these front runners offer top-notch quality education with state-of-the-art facilities that help students to excel in any field they enter.

  • Ranked 3 by THE in 2024, the University of Cambridge offer more than 10 postgraduate, M.Phil and Ph.D programs in different disciplines of arts including Music, culture, modern and contemporary literature, religious studies, evolutionary studies and many more.
  • Similarly Ranked 4 by THE, the University of Oxford offers both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in fine arts. With under 20% acceptance rate, the university has a strict admission procedure and the students are expected to have a minimum of 7 in IELTS.
  • University College London is one of the best arts universities in UK as it offers nearly 10 programs including music, disability, design and innovation, anthropology, archaeology, ancient languages. Students can opt for a course that even offers to do a year abroad. The cost of living in the city is almost INR 20 Lakhs.
  • The University of Edinburgh, King’s College London, the University of Manchester, the University of Bristol and many more are also considered to be the best arts universities in UK for their unique strengths in specific fields.

Aspirants can opt for a program that fits their ideas and requirements and build strong network connections that prove beneficial when entering the job market.

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#1University of Oxford logo

University of Oxford, Oxford

England, Uk17.5%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $56.7K/Yr (£43,585/Yr)Living$20.7K/Yr (£15,960/Yr)Admission M.F.AGRE314TOEFL100PTE66$63.2K/Yr
Course duration: 9 months
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6.0/10(7 Users)Ranked 4 by THE in 2024
#2University College London logo

University College London, London

England, Uk63%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $46.7K/Yr (£35,950/Yr)Living$23.4K/Yr (£17,981/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtsGRE320IELTS7.5PTE62$44.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.8/10(8 Users)Ranked 6 by THE in 2024
#3University of Edinburgh logo

University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh

Scotland, Uk10%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $34.4K/Yr (£26,500/Yr)Living$12.9K/Yr (£9,950/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtGRE298IELTS6.0PTE56$34.4K/Yr
Course duration: 5 years
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8.2/10(25 Users)Ranked 12 by THE in 2024
#4University of Southampton logo

University of Southampton, Southampton

England, Uk84%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.5K/Yr (£24,200/Yr)Living$18.4K/Yr (£14,136/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtsGRE316IELTS6.0PTE51$31.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.8/10(7 Users)Ranked 101 by THE in 2024
#5University of Leeds logo

University of Leeds, Leeds

England, Uk75.4%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $31.8K/Yr (£24,500/Yr)Living$10.6K/Yr (£8,151/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE64$31.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.2/10(36 Users)Ranked 69 by THE in 2024
#6Newcastle University logo

Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne

England, Uk87%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $30.8K/Yr (£23,667/Yr)Living$200.2/Yr (£154/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE62$31.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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7.3/10(12 Users)Ranked 101 by THE in 2024
#7University of Reading logo

University of Reading, Berkshire

England, Uk58%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $27.3K/Yr (£20,983/Yr)Living$12.7K/Yr (£9,800/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtsIELTS6.5PTE60$29.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 101 by THE in 2024
#8Loughborough University logo

Loughborough University, Loughborough

England, Uk68%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $29.9K/Yr (£23,000/Yr)Living$11.3K/Yr (£8,710/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE62$29.9K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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7.5/10(10 Users)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024Ranked 224 by QS in 2025
#9University of Dundee logo

University of Dundee, Dundee

Scotland, Uk36%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.7K/Yr (£18,995/Yr)Living$9.2K/Yr (£7,048/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6PTE67$24.7K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#10Goldsmiths, University of London logo

Goldsmiths, University of London, London

England, Uk67%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $34.2K/Yr (£26,330/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS7$34.9K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 126 by THE in 2024
#11University of Plymouth logo

University of Plymouth, Plymouth

England, Uk79%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.2K/Yr (£17,100/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6PTE59$22.2K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#12University of The West of England logo

University of The West of England, Bristol

England, Uk57%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.6K/Yr (£15,850/Yr)Living$11.8K/Yr (£9,048/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtTOEFL80PTE50$20.6K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.3/10(1 User)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#13Anglia Ruskin University logo

Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge

England, Uk52%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.4K/Yr (£17,217/Yr)Living$8.9K/Yr (£6,871/Yr)Admission M.A PrintmakingIELTS6.5PTE59$24.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.2/10(2 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#14Northumbria University logo

Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne

England, Uk63%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.7K/Yr (£18,250/Yr)Living$6.2K/Yr (£4,798/Yr)Admission M.F.AGRE298IELTS6.5PTE62$23.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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6.5/10(12 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#15Coventry University logo

Coventry University, Coventry

England, Uk32%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $25.9K/Yr (£19,950/Yr)Living$8.9K/Yr (£6,837/Yr)Admission M.A PaintingGMAT590IELTS5.5PTE59$24.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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5.3/10(14 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#16De Montfort University logo

De Montfort University, Leicester

England, Uk45%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.5K/Yr (£15,750/Yr)Living$8.1K/Yr (£6,235/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtGRE308IELTS6PTE59$20.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.8/10(4 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#17University of East London logo

University of East London, London

England, Uk56%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.3K/Yr (£14,880/Yr)Living$9.9K/Yr (£7,626/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE56$19.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.5/10(4 Users)
#18University of Bedfordshire logo

University of Bedfordshire, Luton

England, Uk70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.1K/Yr (£15,500/Yr)Living$9.9K/Yr (£7,584/Yr)Admission B.A IllustrationIELTS6.0PTE54$20.1K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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4.7/10(2 Users)
#19Teesside University logo

Teesside University, Middlesbrough

England, Uk31%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.5K/Yr (£15,000/Yr)Living$7.3K/Yr (£5,600/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6PTE52$19.5K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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6.8/10(6 Users)Ranked 1001 by THE in 2024Ranked 68 by The Guardian in 2021
#20University of South Wales logo

University of South Wales, Pontypridd

Wales, Uk20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.4K/Yr (£14,950/Yr)Living$9.1K/Yr (£7,008/Yr)Admission B.A IllustrationTOEFL72PTE64$19.4K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.8/10(3 Users)
#21University of Central Lancashire logo

University of Central Lancashire, Preston

England, Uk24%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.4K/Yr (£16,500/Yr)Living$136.5/Yr (£105/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6.0PTE60$21.4K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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4.7/10(2 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#22Cardiff Metropolitan University logo

Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff

Wales, Uk64%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $19.9K/Yr (£15,333/Yr)Living$926.9/Yr (£713/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtGRE320IELTS6PTE52$20.8K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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5.7/10(1 User)
#23University of Chester logo

University of Chester, Chester

England, Uk30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $18.1K/Yr (£13,950/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6.0PTE57$18.1K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
Programs
7.2/10(2 Users)
#24University of Sunderland logo

University of Sunderland, Sunderland

England, Uk27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21K/Yr (£16,167/Yr)Living$9.7K/Yr (£7,440/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6PTE57$21.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.2/10(1 User)
#25Oxford Brookes University logo

Oxford Brookes University, Oxford

England, Uk21%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.6K/Yr (£16,600/Yr)Living$20.9K/Yr (£16,061/Yr)Admission M.F.A Fine ArtsIELTS6.0PTE51$22.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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9.7/10(1 User)Ranked 251 by THE in 2024
#26University of Huddersfield logo

University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield

England, Uk84%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.4K/Yr (£16,500/Yr)Admission B.A IllustrationIELTS6PTE51$21.4K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
Programs
9.0/10(1 User)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#27Nottingham Trent University logo

Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham

England, Uk15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.3K/Yr (£17,900/Yr)Living$19.2K/Yr (£14,757/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6PTE62$23.3K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.3/10(9 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#28Kingston University logo

Kingston University, Kingston upon Thames

England, Uk30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $27.3K/Yr (£21,033/Yr)Living$13K/Yr (£10,006/Yr)Admission M.F.AGRE298IELTS6.5PTE59$28.3K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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5.5/10(5 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#29Manchester Metropolitan University logo

Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester

England, Uk67%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.6K/Yr (£18,917/Yr)Living$8.5K/Yr (£6,510/Yr)Admission M.A Design: Furniture MFAIELTS6.0PTE61$24.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.2/10(2 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#30Aberystwyth University logo

Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth

Wales, Uk94%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.5K/Yr (£15,805/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtsTOEFL93PTE62$21.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#31Middlesex University logo

Middlesex University, London

England, Uk57%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.4K/Yr (£15,700/Yr)Living$15.1K/Yr (£11,619/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE58$19.2K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(7 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#32University of Westminster logo

University of Westminster, London

England, Uk18%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.1K/Yr (£16,250/Yr)Living$15.4K/Yr (£11,840/Yr)Admission B.A Illustration and Visual Comm...IELTS6.0PTE60$21.1K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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5.7/10(2 Users)Ranked 301 by THE in 2024
#33University of Brighton logo

University of Brighton, Brighton

England, Uk15%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $18.9K/Yr (£14,550/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtTOEFL85PTE61$20.5K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(1 User)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#34Liverpool John Moores University logo

Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool

England, Uk70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.1K/Yr (£17,750/Yr)Living$201.5/Yr (£155/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE55$23.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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8.0/10(3 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#35University of Hertfordshire logo

University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield

England, Uk70%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.1K/Yr (£15,450/Yr)Living$1.2K/Yr (£900/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS7.0PTE58$20.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.5/10(16 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#36University of Lincoln logo

University of Lincoln, Lincoln

England, Uk91%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $24.4K/Yr (£18,733/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6PTE58$22.9K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#37Robert Gordon University logo

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

Scotland, Uk22%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23K/Yr (£17,670/Yr)Living$5.6K/Yr (£4,291/Yr)Admission B.A PaintingIELTS6PTE56$23K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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7.2/10(1 User)
#38Leeds Beckett University logo

Leeds Beckett University, Leeds

England, Uk75%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $16.2K/Yr (£12,500/Yr)Living$1.1K/Yr (£878/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6$16.2K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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8.0/10(5 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#39London Metropolitan University logo

London Metropolitan University, London

England, Uk84%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.6K/Yr (£18,150/Yr)Living$383.5/Yr (£295/Yr) M.A Fine ArtsIELTS6.0PTE56$23.6K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.3/10(5 Users)Ranked 1001 by QS in 2025Ranked 118 by The Guardian in 2021
#40Sheffield Hallam University logo

Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield

England, Uk43%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $22.5K/Yr (£17,345/Yr)Living$9.1K/Yr (£6,996/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtTOEFL90$23K/Yr
Course duration: 18 months
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7.2/10(3 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#41Birmingham City University logo

Birmingham City University, Birmingham

England, Uk52%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.4K/Yr (£16,497/Yr)Living$12.1K/Yr (£9,306/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtGRE310IELTS6.5PTE43$24.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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6.3/10(4 Users)Ranked 501 by THE in 2024
#42University of Wolverhampton logo

University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton

England, Uk30%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.1K/Yr (£15,450/Yr)Living$16.5K/Yr (£12,679/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtGRE299IELTS6.5PTE50$20.7K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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7.2/10(2 Users)Ranked 401 by THE in 2024
#43University of Northampton logo

University of Northampton, Northampton

England, Uk20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $20.9K/Yr (£16,098/Yr)Living$7.9K/Yr (£6,090/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE61$22.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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Ranked 1001 by QS in 2025Ranked 90 by The Guardian in 2021
#44University for the Creative Arts logo

University for the Creative Arts, Farnham

England, Uk77%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23K/Yr (£17,700/Yr)Living$13.5K/Yr (£10,410/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5PTE56$23.4K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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#45University of the Arts London logo

University of the Arts London, London

England, Uk26%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $35.1K/Yr (£27,004/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtTOEFL79PTE51$38.1K/Yr
Course duration: 1 year
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5.3/10(1 User)
#46Liverpool Hope University logo

Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool

England, Uk85%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $16.9K/Yr (£13,000/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtIELTS6.0PTE51$16.9K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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Ranked 84 by The Guardian in 2021
#47University of Gloucestershire logo

University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham

England, Uk27%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $21.6K/Yr (£16,600/Yr)Living$227.5/Yr (£175/Yr)Admission B.A Fine ArtTOEFL80PTE56$21.6K/Yr
Course duration: 4 years
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Ranked 88 by The Guardian in 2021
#48York St John University logo

York St John University, York

England, Uk75%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $15.8K/Yr (£12,150/Yr)Living$9.7K/Yr (£7,436/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtTOEFL75PTE46$14.7K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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Ranked 91 by The Guardian in 2021
#49Falmouth College of Arts logo

Falmouth College of Arts, Falmouth

England, Uk26%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $23.3K/Yr (£17,950/Yr)Admission B.A DrawingIELTS6$23.3K/Yr
Course duration: 3 years
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#50Glasgow School of Art logo

Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow

Scotland, Uk20%Acceptance Rate
Tuition:  $32.5K/Yr (£24,968/Yr)Admission M.A Fine ArtIELTS6.5$31.2K/Yr
Course duration: 2 years
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