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BA Illustration

Hereford College of Arts

Full-time3 YearsSubject: Creative Arts and Design

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Course Score

D /52

Graduate Salary

£19,500

Satisfaction

76%

Degree Completion

80%

Professional Jobs

40%

Meaningful Work

70%

AI & Your Career

Modelled on Anthropic research

25%

Moderate Exposure

Average across where this course's graduates actually work

Some tasks in this career are being augmented by AI, but the core work still requires significant human judgement and skill.

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30%Art Director 30%Design Occupations n.e.c.30%Nonprofit Program Manager 35%Artists n.e.c.

Exposure by graduate destination

Customer service68%

Sales40%

Artistic, literary and media32%

Teaching18%

Elementary5%

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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

£19,500

typical starting salary

£18,000

£24,500

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

Elementary occupations

35%

Artistic, literary and media occupations

★ Professional

25%

Sales occupations

15%

Teaching Professionals

★ Professional

15%

Customer service occupations

10%

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Art Director

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Design Occupations n.e.c.

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Nonprofit Program Manager

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Artists n.e.c.

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Outcomes

80%

Continuation

40%

Professional Work

70%

Meaningful Role

50%

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