English literature and creative writing Courses
Browse 1392 English literature and creative writing courses across UK universities
Courses
1392
Median graduate salary
£24,500
£23,000–£26,000 IQR
In work or study
86%
15mo after graduating
Most courses
University of St Andrews
84 courses
1392 courses found
Creative Writing and Publishing
Bath Spa University
A-Levels
BBB - BCC
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,000
Creative Writing and Publishing (Professional Placement Year)
Bath Spa University
A-Levels
BBB - BCC
NSS Score
87.21%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,000
Creative Writing and Publishing with Foundation Year
University of Derby
A-Levels
DDD
UCAS Points
72 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£28,000
Creative Writing and Screenwriting
University of Chichester
A-Levels
BBC - BCC
UCAS Points
104 - 112 points
NSS Score
93.44%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£20,500
Creative Writing and Screenwriting
University of Worcester
UCAS Points
104 points
NSS Score
85.71%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£21,000
Creative Writing and Theatre
University of Reading
A-Levels
BBB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£24,000
Creative Writing (Canterbury)
University of Kent
Creative Writing Crime Fiction
University of East Anglia UEA
Creative Writing (F71)
Open University
Creative Writing (First Novel)
St Mary's University, Twickenham
Creative Writing (including a Foundation Year)
University of Chester
UCAS Points
72 points
Creative Writing Including Placement
Kingston University
A-Levels
BBC - ABB
UCAS Points
112 - 128 points
Creative Writing (Including Placement Year)
University of Essex
A-Levels
BBB
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,000
Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
University of Essex
A-Levels
BBB
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,000
Creative Writing in the Highlands and Islands
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
A-Levels
BC
NSS Score
86.75%
Creative Writing (Multidiscipline)
University of Salford
UCAS Points
104 - 112 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£24,500
Creative Writing (Non-Fiction)
University of East Anglia UEA
Creative Writing (Online)
Falmouth University
UCAS Points
104 - 120 points
Creative Writing (Online)
Falmouth University
UCAS Points
104 - 120 points
Creative Writing (Online Distance Learning)
University of Glasgow
Creative Writing Poetry
University of East Anglia UEA
Creative Writing (Professional Placement Year)
Bath Spa University
A-Levels
BBB - BCC
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,000
Creative Writing Prose Fiction
University of East Anglia UEA
Creative Writing Scriptwriting
University of East Anglia UEA
Creative Writing with Education Studies
De Montfort University
UCAS Points
104 points
Creative Writing with Foundation
University of Plymouth
UCAS Points
32 - 48 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,000
Creative Writing with Foundation Year
University of Portsmouth
UCAS Points
32 points
Creative Writing with Foundation Year
York St John University
UCAS Points
48 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£22,000
Creative Writing with Foundation Year
Birkbeck, University of London
UCAS Points
48 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£30,000
Creative Writing with Foundation Year
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Creative Writing with Foundation Year
Keele University
UCAS Points
40 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£22,500
Creative Writing with Foundation Year
Manchester Metropolitan University
A-Levels
DDD - CDD
UCAS Points
72 - 80 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£22,000
Creative Writing with Placement
Brunel University of London
A-Levels
ABB - BBC
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£23,000
Creative Writing (with placement year)
Leeds Arts University
UCAS Points
104 - 120 points
Creative Writing [with Placement year]
Anglia Ruskin University
UCAS Points
96 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£22,000
Creative Writing with Professional Placement
Falmouth University
UCAS Points
104 - 120 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£22,000
Creative Writing: Writing the City
University of Westminster, London
Criminology and English Literature
Oxford Brookes University
UCAS Points
104 - 120 points
NSS Score
85.34%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£25,000
Culture, Heritage and Literature
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)
A-Levels
BC
Cymraeg a Llenyddiaeth Saesneg
Cardiff University
A-Levels
AAB - BBB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£24,000
Cymraeg gydag Ysgrifennu Creadigol (Welsh with Creative Writing)
Bangor University
UCAS Points
104 - 128 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£22,000
Cymraeg (Welsh) and English Literature
Bangor University
UCAS Points
104 - 128 points
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£21,000
Digital Media & Information Studies/English Literature
University of Glasgow
NSS Score
81.98%
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£40,000
Drama and Creative Writing
University of Birmingham
A-Levels
AAB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£25,000
Drama and Creative Writing
Royal Holloway, University of London
A-Levels
AAA - AAB
Drama and Creative Writing
University of Essex
A-Levels
BBB
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
Drama and Creative Writing
University of East Anglia UEA
A-Levels
AAB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£26,000
Drama and Creative Writing (Including Placement Year)
University of Essex
A-Levels
BBB
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
Drama and Creative Writing (Including Year Abroad)
University of Essex
A-Levels
BBB
UCAS Points
112 - 120 points
Drama and Creative Writing with a Placement Year
University of East Anglia UEA
A-Levels
ABB
Avg. grad pay (5y)
£26,000
Top Universities for English literature and creative writing
Ranked by number of courses offered. For league-table rankings, see Rankings.
University of St Andrews
University of Glasgow
Liverpool Hope University
Lancaster University
University of East Anglia UEA
University of Essex
Frequently asked questions
How many UK universities offer English literature and creative writing courses?
1392 UK university courses in English literature and creative writing are listed in UniversityDB.
What is the average graduate salary for English literature and creative writing in the UK?
Graduates of UK English literature and creative writing courses earn a median salary of £24,500 (interquartile range £23,000–£26,000), based on 1,089 courses with published salary data.
What percentage of UK English literature and creative writing graduates are in work or further study?
86% of UK English literature and creative writing graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduating, based on Discover Uni outcomes data from 740 courses.
Which UK university offers the most English literature and creative writing courses?
University of St Andrews in St Andrews offers the most English literature and creative writing courses in this list (84 courses).