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BA Costume Interpretation with Design

The Northern School of Art
Full-time3 YearsSubject: Creative Arts and Design
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Course Score
D /51
Graduate Salary
£23,000
Satisfaction
97%
Degree Completion
65%
Professional Jobs
5%
Meaningful Work
50%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

Based on real AI use at work (Anthropic research, 2026)

15%
Low AI impact

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI can do very little of this work today - things like hands-on work, caring for people, and dealing with the real world. These are among the safest jobs from AI for now.

AI impact by graduate destination

Secretarial and related62%
Administrative55%
Sales40%
Design35%
Leisure, travel and related personal service10%

🧭 Career Trajectories

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Expected Starting Salary

bottom quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts and Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2030
First job
~2031
£23,000
typical starting salary
£16,000
£28,000
Brightest = where most graduates land · fades where fewer earn that amount
· Creative Arts and Design graduates nationally earn £18,000-£45,000 (1272 courses)

HESA Graduate Outcomes survey · includes all graduates regardless of career path chosen

Where Graduates Work

Top job roles graduates enter after this course

01
Process, plant and machine operatives
20%
02
Skilled trades occupations
20%
03
Leisure, travel and related personal service occupations
20%
04
Caring personal services
5%
05
Sales occupations
5%
06
Design occupations
★ Professional
5%
07
Elementary occupations
5%
08
Administrative occupations
5%
09
Secretarial and related occupations
5%

Explore Career Pathways

Detailed guides and day-in-the-life profiles for careers related to this degree.

Outcomes

65%
Continuation
5%
Professional Work
50%
Meaningful Role
50%
Career On Track

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