Compare creative arts degrees across Australia

Australian Catholic University

2 creative arts courses

70.5% of all ACU bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Creative Arts

  Strathfield (Mount St Mary) · On campus · 2 years

  Lowest rank 62.55 · Lowest ATAR 57.40 · median 73.15 (2025)

• Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design

  Strathfield (Mount St Mary) · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 59.60 · Lowest ATAR 50.80 · median 71.20 (2025)

University of New South Wales

7 creative arts courses

90.4% of all UNSW bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Design

  Sydney - Paddington · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 80.00 · Lowest ATAR 65.05 · median 87.33 (2024)

• Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

  Sydney - Kensington · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 80.00 · Lowest ATAR 69.65 · median 83.20 (2024)

• Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Media

  Sydney - Paddington · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 80.00 · Lowest ATAR 67.15 · median 88.00 (2024)

• Bachelor of Fine Arts

  Sydney - Paddington · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 80.00 · Lowest ATAR 68.55 · median 86.30 (2024)

• Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Arts

  Sydney - Paddington/Kensington · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 80.00 · Lowest ATAR 69.30 · median 87.75 (2024)

• Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

  Sydney - Kensington · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 80.00 · Lowest ATAR 66.20 · median 87.30 (2024)

The University of Newcastle

1 creative arts course

69.9% of all Newcastle bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Visual Communication Design

  Newcastle City Precinct · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 62.45 · Lowest ATAR 55.65 · median 75.98 (2024)

University of Technology Sydney

7 creative arts courses

82.7% of all UTS bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Animation Production

  City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 85.25 · Lowest ATAR 73.70 · median 93.75 (2024)

• Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production) Bachelor of Laws

  City · On campus · 5 years

  Lowest rank 96.65 · Lowest ATAR 92.65 · median 99.95 (2024)

• Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles

  City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 89.00 · Lowest ATAR 79.95 · median 96.50 (2024)

• Bachelor of Design in Fashion and Textiles Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

  City · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 89.50 · Lowest ATAR 79.30 · median 95.40 (2024)

• Bachelor of Design in Product Design

  City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 78.15 · Lowest ATAR 70.70 · median 89.38 (2024)

• Bachelor of Design in Product Design Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation

  City · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 83.15 · Lowest ATAR 79.65 · median 95.70 (2024)

University of Wollongong

8 creative arts courses

75.8% of all Wollongong bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Creative Writing)

  Wollongong · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 65.00 · Lowest ATAR 56.55 · median 79.72 (2024)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music)

  Wollongong · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 65.00 · Lowest ATAR 56.55 · median 79.72 (2024)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts and Design)

  Wollongong · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 65.00 · Lowest ATAR 56.55 · median 79.72 (2024)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)

  Wollongong · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 65.00 · Lowest ATAR 56.55 · median 79.72 (2024)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Arts

  Wollongong · On campus · 4.5 years

  Lowest rank 66.85 · Lowest ATAR 58.85 · median 75.65 (2024)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Business

  Wollongong · On campus · 4.5 years

  Lowest rank 71.50 · Lowest ATAR 66.05 · median 80.80 (2024)

Australian Catholic University

1 creative arts course

70.5% of all ACU bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design

  Melbourne · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 59.10 · Lowest ATAR 50.05 · median 72.35 (2026)

Deakin University

3 creative arts courses

69.4% of all Deakin bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Creative Arts

  Melbourne Burwood Campus · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 61.05 · Lowest ATAR 52.50 · median 75.30 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design

  2 campuses · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank from 60.55 · Lowest ATAR from 50.25, depending on campus or entry (2026)

  • Melbourne Burwood Campus · Lowest rank 60.90 · Lowest ATAR 50.25 · Median 74.15
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus · Lowest rank 60.55 · Lowest ATAR 50.75 · Median 69.05

Monash University

9 creative arts courses

88.7% of all Monash bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Design in your chosen specialisation

  Caulfield · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.40 · Lowest ATAR 60.45 · median 76.45 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design in your chosen specialisation and Bachelor of Arts

  Caulfield · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 74.90 · Lowest ATAR 69.40 · median 85.80 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design in your chosen specialisation and Bachelor of Business

  Caulfield · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 77.45 · Lowest ATAR 69.15 · median 87.20 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design in your chosen specialisation and Bachelor of Fine Art

  Caulfield · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest ATAR 72.80 · median 83.50 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design in your chosen specialisation and Bachelor of Information Technology

  Caulfield · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 75.20 · Lowest ATAR 70.20 · median 86.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design in your chosen specialisation and Bachelor of Media Communication

  Caulfield · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 72.60 · Lowest ATAR 63.90 · median 84.50 (2026)

RMIT University

1 creative arts course

79.9% of all RMIT bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Music Industry

  City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 60.90 · Lowest ATAR 50.30 · median 78.15 (2026)

Swinburne University of Technology

6 creative arts courses

52.9% of all Swinburne bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Design

  Hawthorn · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 63.75 · Lowest ATAR 50.90 · median 76.10 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design (Fashion)

  Hawthorn · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest ATAR 62.55 · median 71.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design (Honours)

  Hawthorn · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 75.25 · Lowest ATAR 65.50 · median 88.60 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) (Honours)

  Hawthorn · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 66.65 · Lowest ATAR 58.25 · median 76.80 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business

  Hawthorn · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 61.95 · Lowest ATAR 48.45 · median 74.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Media and Communication

  Hawthorn · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 61.65 · Lowest ATAR 50.45 · median 79.25 (2026)

The University of Melbourne

1 creative arts course

92.5% of all Melbourne bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Music

  Southbank · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest ATAR 44.95 · median 86.70 (2026)

Griffith University

6 creative arts courses

65.1% of all Griffith bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Design

  2 campuses · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank from 66.45 · Lowest ATAR from 60.45, depending on campus or entry (2026)

  • Gold Coast · Lowest rank 66.45 · Lowest ATAR 60.45 · Median 77.90
  • Brisbane City · Lowest rank 67.80 · Lowest ATAR 65.80 · Median 78.30
• Bachelor of Design/Bachelor of Business

  2 campuses · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank from 65.00 · Lowest ATAR from 59.00, depending on campus or entry (2026)

  • Brisbane City · Lowest rank 65.00 · Lowest ATAR 59.00 · Median 80.45
  • Gold Coast · Lowest rank 72.80 · Lowest ATAR 67.35 · Median 90.55
• Bachelor of Game Design and Production

  Brisbane City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 67.30 · Lowest ATAR 59.30 · median 74.75 (2026)

• Bachelor of Visual Arts

  Brisbane City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 63.90 · Lowest ATAR 57.90 · median 79.80 (2026)

Queensland University of Technology

8 creative arts courses

75.4% of all QUT bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Design

  KG & GP · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 71.05 · Lowest ATAR 64.75 · median 82.20 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Animation)

  Kelvin Grove · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.05 · Lowest ATAR 67.90 · median 78.70 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama)

  Kelvin Grove · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.15 · Lowest ATAR 66.15 · median 88.00 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Music)

  Kelvin Grove · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.40 · Lowest ATAR 68.45 · median 82.10 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts)

  Kelvin Grove · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.55 · Lowest ATAR 62.55 · median 80.60 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts/Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)

  Kelvin Grove · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 70.45 · Lowest ATAR 66.55 · median 83.00 (2026)

The University of Queensland

3 creative arts courses

79.3% of all UQ bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Music

  St Lucia · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.55 · Lowest ATAR 70.05 · median 87.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Education (Secondary)

  St Lucia · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 84.80 · Lowest ATAR 80.10 · median 91.00 (2026)

• Bachelor of Music/Bachelor of Science

  St Lucia · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 84.85 · Lowest ATAR 84.20 · median 91.60 (2026)

University of Southern Queensland

2 creative arts courses

53.1% of all UniSQ bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Digital Design

  Online · Online · 3 years

  Lowest rank 71.00 · Lowest ATAR 68.00 · median 74.60 (2026)

• Bachelor of Theatre

  Toowoomba · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 64.75 · Lowest ATAR 62.75 · median 77.85 (2026)

University of the Sunshine Coast

3 creative arts courses

61.8% of all UniSC bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Design

  3 campuses · On campus or Online · 3 years

  Lowest rank from 51.80 · Lowest ATAR from 47.80, depending on campus or entry (2026)

  • Sunshine Coast · Lowest rank 51.80 · Lowest ATAR 47.80 · Median 74.45
  • Moreton Bay · Lowest rank 52.70 · Lowest ATAR 48.70 · Median 76.00
  • Online · Lowest rank 55.20 · Lowest ATAR 54.10 · Median 82.80

Curtin University

16 creative arts courses

66.6% of all Curtin bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing

  Bentley · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 66.10 · Lowest ATAR 66.10 · median 83.38 (2026)

• Bachelor of Arts in Digital and Social Media

  Bentley · On campus or online · 3 years

  Lowest rank 66.10 · Lowest ATAR 66.10 · median 83.38 (2026)

• Bachelor of Arts in Professional Writing and Publishing

  Bentley · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 66.10 · Lowest ATAR 66.10 · median 83.38 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Fine Art)

  Bentley · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 66.45 · Lowest ATAR 63.85 · median 82.95 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Screen Arts)

  Bentley · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 66.45 · Lowest ATAR 63.85 · median 82.95 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Theatre Arts)

  Bentley · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 66.45 · Lowest ATAR 63.85 · median 82.95 (2026)

Edith Cowan University

6 creative arts courses

56.6% of all ECU bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Creative Writing

  City · On campus or online · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.00 · Lowest ATAR 66.00 · median 79.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Design

  City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.00 · Lowest ATAR 64.60 · median 85.25 (2026)

• Bachelor of Music (Classical Performance)

  WAAPA · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 70.00 · Lowest ATAR 63.10 · median 89.15 (2025)

• Bachelor of Music (Composition and Music Technology)

  WAAPA · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 70.00 · Lowest ATAR 63.10 · median 89.15 (2025)

• Bachelor of Music (Contemporary Performance)

  WAAPA · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 70.00 · Lowest ATAR 63.10 · median 89.15 (2025)

• Bachelor of Music (Jazz Performance)

  WAAPA · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 70.00 · Lowest ATAR 63.10 · median 89.15 (2025)

The University of Western Australia

1 creative arts course

82.3% of all UWA bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Arts

  Crawley · On campus

  Lowest rank 70.00 · Lowest ATAR 51.00 · median 86.20 (2025)

Adelaide University

12 creative arts courses

• Bachelor of Creative Arts

  Adelaide City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 67.15 · Lowest ATAR 64.50 · median 79.75 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary)

  Adelaide City · On campus · 4 years

  Lowest rank 74.45 · Lowest ATAR 71.80 · median 87.15 (2026)

• Bachelor of Fine Arts

  Adelaide City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 65.00 · Lowest ATAR 60.20 · median 83.70 (2026)

• Bachelor of Graphic Communication Design

  Adelaide City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 65.90 · Lowest ATAR 63.30 · median 85.10 (2026)

• Bachelor of Illustration and Animation

  Adelaide City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 67.05 · Lowest ATAR 59.85 · median 77.95 (2026)

• Bachelor of Industrial Design

  Adelaide City · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 70.75 · Lowest ATAR 68.25 · median 86.60 (2026)

Flinders University

10 creative arts courses

65.6% of all Flinders bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Costume Design) in partnership with TAFE SA

  Flinders University/ TAFE SA · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 61.05 · Lowest ATAR 58.95 · median 80.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Dance) in partnership with TAFE SA

  Flinders University/ TAFE SA · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 61.05 · Lowest ATAR 58.95 · median 80.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Fashion) in partnership with TAFE SA

  Flinders University/ TAFE SA · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 61.05 · Lowest ATAR 58.95 · median 80.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Arts (Visual Arts) in partnership with TAFE SA

  Flinders University/ TAFE SA · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 61.05 · Lowest ATAR 58.95 · median 80.35 (2026)

• Bachelor of Creative Writing

  Bedford Park · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 61.15 · Lowest ATAR 58.50 · median 79.95 (2026)

• Bachelor of Film and Television (Screen Industries)

  Bedford Park · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 60.20 · Lowest ATAR 57.60 · median 79.55 (2026)

University of Canberra

1 creative arts course

62.3% of all Canberra bachelor students who started in 2016 finished a degree within nine years, there or at another university. Source: Dept of Education, 2024

• Bachelor of Design

  Canberra · On campus · 3 years

  Lowest rank 62.20 · Lowest ATAR 59.30 · median 75.45 (2024)