UWL
MA Graphic Communication Design
MA · Full time · 1 year
Fee
£11,200
Fee for September 2027 entry · international £17,750
The SLC master's loan covers the feeAffordability
Likely affordableBased on example figuresSLC master's loan, plus paying the university directly
Outcomes
£30,400 at 3 years£32,900 at 5 yearsEstimate for this universityEstimate for this uni · University employment rate: not available
Based on your details: £400 left a month · £3,000 towards fees.
Ways to pay
SLC loan
£13,206Paid to you in three parts (estimate).
Pay uni directly
Likely affordableYour money stays above £0 every month of the first year.
StepEx loan
—Not offered on this course.
The SLC loan is paid to you, not to the university; you pay the university yourself. Payment months are estimates. SLC eligibilityResults are estimates from the figures you entered, not advice and not a decision. How we work it out
| Month | SLC loan | Left from income | Fee | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | £4,358 | −£3,696 | £3,662 | |
| 1 | £400 | £4,062 | ||
| 2 | £400 | £4,462 | ||
| 3 | £400 | £4,862 | ||
| 4 | £4,358 | £400 | −£3,696 | £5,924 |
| 5 | £400 | £6,324 | ||
| 6 | £400 | £6,724 | ||
| 7 | £4,490 | £400 | −£3,808 | £7,806 |
| 8 | £400 | £8,206 | ||
| 9 | £400 | £8,606 | ||
| 10 | £400 | £9,006 | ||
| 11 | £400 | £9,406 |
Starts from your savings and contributions.
Graduate outcomes
Median pay
Estimate for this university
All design master’s
All master’s, every subject (£44,900 at 5 years)
Estimate: the design master’s figure, adjusted by a quarter of the gap between UWL’s design undergraduates’ pay 5 years on (£24,900) and all universities in England (£27,100) (Department for Education, LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels).
Range of pay
£20,800 to £35,300 after 1 year
£22,500 to £45,300 after 5 years
In work or study
84.1% after 5 years, all universities
No published figure for this university.
Typical jobssample
Range of pay and 5-year work rate: Design studies, all UK master’s graduates, Department for Education (LEO, tax year 2023-24, brought to August 2026 earnings levels). Not a prediction of what you will earn. Compare all design courses
Before you apply
- Course type
- MA · Master’s degree
- Study
- Full time, 1 year
- Application fee
- Check with the university
- Start dates, entry requirements, deadlines
- On the university’s page
- Fee: https://www.uwl.ac.uk/course/postgraduate/graphic-communication-design, checked 7 November 2026
- SLC loan: https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan/what-youll-get, checked 5 November 2026
- Graduate pay: https://explore-education-statistics.service.gov.uk/find-statistics/graduate-labour-market-outcomes-leo