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BA Liberal Arts with a LYA

Royal Holloway and Bedford New College
Full-time4 YearsPlacement YearSubject: Creative Arts and Design
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Course Score
B /73
Graduate Salary
£30,000
Satisfaction
89%
Degree Completion
80%
Professional Jobs
55%
Meaningful Work
85%
The Course
Student Life
After Uni
The Faculty

AI & Your Career

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

36%
Moderate AI impact

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

AI does some of the simpler tasks in these jobs, but most of the work still needs human judgement and skill.

AI impact by graduate destination

Business, Research and Administrative60%
Administrative55%
Business and public service associate48%
Media45%
Sales40%

🧭 Career Trajectories

This degree creates some of the most lucrative direct pathways in its field. Explore the full career profiles and AI projections on our sister hub, WhatCareer.

Expected Starting Salary

top quartile nationally

Typical starting salary for Creative Arts and Design graduates

Start
Sep 2027
Graduate
2031
First job
~2032
£30,000
typical starting salary
£25,000
£37,000
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
Teaching Professionals
★ Professional
25%
02
Media Professionals
★ Professional
25%
03
Business and public service associate professionals
★ Professional
20%
04
Administrative occupations
20%
05
Elementary occupations
10%
06
Sales occupations
10%
07
Artistic, literary and media occupations
★ Professional
10%
08
Managers, directors and senior officials
★ Professional
5%
09
Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
★ Professional
5%
10
Skilled trades occupations
5%

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

Outcomes

80%
Continuation
55%
Professional Work
85%
Meaningful Role
80%
Career On Track

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