Degrees that teach Creative arts
Search degrees across Australia, the US, the UK & Canada
Around 419 undergraduate degrees in the US, UK, Canada and Australia include creative arts, spanning 10 fields and 73 universities. Approximate and generalised, not official.
Fields that cover creative arts
- Creative Arts & Design: 197 degrees
- Arts & Humanities: 170 degrees
- Communications & Media: 24 degrees
- Computing & IT: 14 degrees
- Science: 5 degrees
- Education & Teaching: 3 degrees
- Business & Commerce: 3 degrees
- Psychology: 1 degrees
- Agriculture & Environment: 1 degrees
- Health & Public Health: 1 degrees
Universities teaching creative arts
| University | State | Programs | Focus areas |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Portsmouth | England | 26 | creative arts, work placement, computing, creative practice |
| University of Victoria | BC | 23 | creative arts, creative practice, museum studies, museum practice |
| University College London | England | 21 | creative arts, architectural design, architectural history, creative practice |
| University of York | England | 21 | creative arts, architectural history, museum practice, medieval history |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | CA | 18 | creative arts, museum practice, creative practice, arts |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | England | 17 | creative arts, creative practice, theatre, drama |
| Queen's University | ON | 12 | creative arts, museum studies, classical studies, architectural history |
| University of Tasmania | TAS | 11 | creative arts, creative practice, music performance, music theory |
| Adelaide University | SA | 10 | creative arts, creative practice, design thinking, performance |
| University of Sussex | England | 10 | creative arts, museum studies, media studies, postgraduate research methods |
| University of Waterloo | ON | 10 | creative arts, creative practice, museum studies, music performance |
| Monash University | VIC | 9 | creative arts, design, creative practice, communication |
| University of Calgary | AB | 9 | creative arts, performance studies, creative practice, museum studies |
| University of California, Los Angeles | CA | 9 | creative arts, museum studies, museum practice, creative practice |
| University of Southampton | England | 8 | creative arts, creative practice, design thinking, work placement |
| UNSW Sydney | NSW | 8 | creative arts, research projects, research design, english language |
| Duke University | NC | 7 | creative arts, visual communication, modern history, architectural history |
| Simon Fraser University | BC | 7 | creative arts, creative practice, curatorial practice, media production |
| Universite Laval | QC | 7 | creative arts, architectural history, creative practice, museum practice |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | 7 | creative arts, music performance, professional practice, dance |
| University of Strathclyde | Scotland | 7 | creative writing, creative arts, professional writing, english language |
| Flinders University | SA | 6 | creative practice, creative arts, fashion design, design |
| New York University | NY | 6 | creative arts, creative practice, theatre, acting |
| RMIT University | VIC | 6 | creative arts, creative practice, visual communication, design |
| The University of Melbourne | VIC | 6 | creative arts, creative practice, performance, animation |
| University of California, Berkeley | CA | 6 | creative arts, arts, animation, creative practice |
| University of California, Davis | CA | 6 | creative arts, architectural history, museum practice, architecture |
| University of Edinburgh | Scotland | 6 | creative arts, creative practice, museum practice, curatorial practice |
| University of Pennsylvania | PA | 6 | creative arts, graphic design, creative practice, philosophy of religion |
| Dartmouth College | New Hampshire | 5 | creative arts, creative practice, architectural design, landscape architecture |
| MacEwan University | AB | 5 | creative arts, cultural studies, tertiary teaching, media studies |
| McGill University | QC | 5 | creative arts, architectural history, museum practice, museum studies |
| University of Technology Sydney | NSW | 5 | creative practice, creative arts, innovation, design thinking |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | 5 | creative arts, modern history, literature, graphic design |
| University of Wollongong | NSW | 5 | creative arts, creative practice, arts, cultural studies |
| Curtin University | WA | 4 | creative arts, creative practice, visual communication, design |
| Stanford University | CA | 4 | creative arts, arts, painting, american literature |
| Swinburne University of Technology | VIC | 4 | creative arts, creative practice, work placement, professional practice |
| University of Aberdeen | Scotland | 4 | creative arts, arts, latin, italian language |
| University of California, Irvine | CA | 4 | creative arts, museum practice, architectural history, museum studies |
| University of Canberra | ACT | 4 | professional practice, creative arts, design, creative practice |
| University of Exeter | England | 4 | creative arts, materials science, urban studies, spatial sciences |
| University of Ottawa | ON | 4 | creative arts, creative practice, philosophy, museum studies |
| University of Texas at Austin | TX | 4 | creative arts, graphic design, architectural design, creative practice |
| University of the Sunshine Coast | QLD | 4 | creative arts, educational research methods, research design, media studies |
| University of Bristol | England | 3 | creative arts, film studies, film production, modernist literature |
| University of Guelph | ON | 3 | creative arts, research projects, postgraduate research methods, social research methods |
| University of Surrey | England | 3 | creative arts, graphic design, digital media, visual communication |
| Edith Cowan University | WA | 2 | creative arts, visual communication, creative practice, photography |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | GA | 2 | creative arts, film studies, media studies, music theory |
| Johns Hopkins University | MD | 2 | creative practice, creative arts, dance, choreography |
| Macquarie University | NSW | 2 | creative arts, australian history, cultural studies, english language |
| Queen Mary University of London | England | 2 | creative arts, film studies, media studies, screen studies |
| University of Alberta | AB | 2 | creative arts, creative practice, painting, design |
| University of British Columbia | BC | 2 | teacher education, creative arts, curriculum design, sport pedagogy |
| University of Manitoba | MB | 2 | creative arts, gender studies, cultural studies, modernist literature |
| University of Toronto | Ontario | 2 | creative arts, architectural history, medieval history, ancient greece |
| Western University | ON | 2 | creative arts, creative practice, creative writing, professional writing |
| Australian Catholic University | Multi-state | 1 | creative arts, visual communication, painting, ethics |
| Australian National University | ACT | 1 | creative arts, creative practice, visual communication, arts |
| Brown University | RI | 1 | theatre, creative arts, acting, directing |
| Cornell University | NY | 1 | film studies, theatre, film production, music performance |
| Deakin University | VIC | 1 | professional practice, research design, creative practice, creative arts |
| Durham University | England | 1 | teacher education, creative arts, latin, latin american studies |
| Federation University Australia | VIC | 1 | visual communication, creative practice, cultural studies, creative arts |
| Griffith University | QLD | 1 | creative practice, creative arts |
| Princeton University | New Jersey | 1 | architectural history, creative arts, museum practice, medieval history |
| Texas A&M University | TX | 1 | visual communication, creative arts, design thinking, graphic design |
| The University of Sydney | NSW | 1 | creative arts, creative practice, cultural studies, literature |
| University of Glasgow | Scotland | 1 | music performance, music theory, creative practice, creative arts |
| University of Newcastle | NSW | 1 | design, music performance, creative writing, music theory |
| University of Notre Dame | IN | 1 | creative arts, painting, museum studies, classical studies |
| Washington University in St. Louis | MO | 1 | architectural history, creative arts, architectural design, landscape architecture |
Frequently asked questions
Which degrees teach creative arts?
Around 419 undergraduate degrees in Australia include creative arts, across fields like Creative Arts & Design, Arts & Humanities, Communications & Media, Computing & IT.
Which universities teach creative arts?
About 73 universities, including University of Portsmouth, University of Victoria, University College London, University of York, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Approximate, not official.