Art Schools Worldwide

United Kingdom

Art Schools in Scotland

10 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 80 art and design programs. Only actual campuses count; fully online programs are listed separately.

Cities in Scotland with researched programs

Programs by award and subject in Scotland

10 schools

  • Abertay University logo

    Abertay University

    Dundee, United Kingdom

    Abertay University games and creative courses

    University

    BA / BA (Hons)

    2 researched programs

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  • Edinburgh Napier University logo

    Edinburgh Napier University

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Design, Photography and Film (Edinburgh Napier study areas)

    University

    MFA, BDes, BA / BA (Hons), MA

    7 researched programs

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  • Cameron Smail Library - geograph.org.uk - 5616648 (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Heriot-Watt University)
    Heriot-Watt University logo

    Heriot-Watt University

    Galashiels, United Kingdom

    School of Textiles and Design (Scottish Borders campus)

    University

    BA / BA (Hons)

    2 researched programs

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  • The Glasgow School of Art logo

    The Glasgow School of Art

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    School of Fine Art and School of Design

    Independent art school

    BA / BA (Hons), BDes, MFA, Other master’s award, MDes

    16 researched programs

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  • ECA Lady Lawson St entrance (photograph from the Wikimedia Commons category Edinburgh College of Art)
    The University of Edinburgh logo

    The University of Edinburgh

    Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    Edinburgh College of Art

    University

    BA / BA (Hons), Other bachelor’s award, MFA, MA, PhD, Other master’s award

    19 researched programs

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  • University of Dundee

    Dundee, United Kingdom

    Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design

    University

    BDes, Other bachelor’s award, BA / BA (Hons), Other master’s award, MDes, MFA

    12 researched programs

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  • University of Glasgow logo

    University of Glasgow

    Glasgow, United Kingdom

    History of Art (School of Culture and Creative Arts)

    University

    Other master’s award, PhD, Other bachelor’s award

    5 researched programs

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  • University of St Andrews logo

    University of St Andrews

    St Andrews, United Kingdom

    School of Art History

    University

    Other bachelor’s award, Other master’s award, PhD

    5 researched programs

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How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. A program appears under a subject only through a verified link (dedicated degree, major, concentration or documented pathway). A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.

Art education in Scotland: what the researched records show

Our researched records for Scotland cover 10 institutions (Abertay University, Edinburgh Napier University, Heriot-Watt University, Robert Gordon University and 6 more) with 80 art and design programs taught at a campus here. Fully online programs are not counted as local.

By award: 4 MFAs, 4 PhDs and 72 programs with other award titles (BA, MA, BDes or local qualifications). Awards are shown exactly as the institutions title them.

Subjects with a verified link to a program here: Animation, Art History, Ceramics, Digital Arts, Fashion Design, Film and Video Production, Fine Arts, Game Art and Design and 11 more.

None of the programs here yet carries a program-level accreditation record in our data. That reflects what we have verified so far, not a judgement about the programs.

None of the programs here publish tuition on the pages we checked; check the institution’s fee page.