Performing arts

Graduate earnings at 142 UK universities

£24,511

Avg Salary

£35,000

Top Salary

86.3%

Avg Employment

142

Universities

Best UK universities for Performing arts

Ranked by median graduate salary 5 years after graduation.

Rank	University	Salary	Employment
1	The University of Warwick	£35,000	96.4%
2	The University of Cambridge	£35,000	85.2%
3	King's College London	£33,200	81.2%
4	The University of Oxford	£30,700	90.3%
5	Oxford Brookes University	£30,100	84.2%
6	Loughborough University	£29,900	84.6%
7	University of Bristol	£29,900	93%
8	The University of Leeds	£29,900	87%
9	University of Durham	£29,700	84.8%
10	The University of Reading	£29,600	96.7%
11	Royal Holloway and Bedford New College	£29,200	93.5%
12	The University of Birmingham	£29,200	90.2%
13	The University of Nottingham	£28,800	90.2%
14	The Royal Academy of Music	£28,800	91.8%
15	The University of Kent	£28,500	90.5%
16	University of Southampton	£28,500	83.1%
17	The University of Manchester	£28,500	89.8%
18	University of Exeter	£28,300	88.4%
19	The University of Surrey	£28,200	94.6%
20	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	£28,200	90.4%

Graduate salaries vary significantly by university choice.

Lowest

£16,900

Average

£24,511

Highest

£35,000

Graduate earnings from the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset. Median salary 5 years after graduation, 2016/17 cohort.