Music (Popular, Contemporary & Commercial) at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
Music (Popular, Contemporary & Commercial) (BA (Hons), W300) at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts asked for 96 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on lipa.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~96 points
Moderatearound CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check lipa.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 96
17% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 144–159 points. 14% of them had fewer than the 96 asked.
110 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 93%, no formal qualifications 3%, other qualifications 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- W300 · W3 music
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 85%
3%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
150 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course76%89%
Learning opportunities79%85%
Assessment and feedback83%84%
Academic support80%92%
Organisation and management28%75%
Learning resources90%87%
Student voice59%77%
20 final-year students · 59% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£21.5k5 years£26.5k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
85% working5% working and studying5% studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
50%
use what they learned
UK 45%
- Artistic, literary and media occupations35%
- Business and public service associate professionals15%
- Elementary occupations10%
- Teaching Professionals10%
- Administrative occupations5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 40 graduates · 65% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Liverpool, North West England, England
- Postcode
- L1 9HF
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- LIPA Mount Street Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | Music (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 48 - 96 points | 96–111 |
| Gateshead College | Music Performance (Professional Practice) HND | 96 points | — |
| LCCM | Commercial Music (BA) BA (Hons) | CCC | under 96 |
| Leeds Conservatoire | Classical Music BA (Hons) | 96 points | 112–127 |
| Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts | Music (Popular, Contemporary & Commercial) this course | 96 points | 144–159 |
| LMA | Music Performance & Industry BA (Hons) | 96 points | 96–111 |
| London Metropolitan University | Music Business and Events Management BA (Hons) | 96 points | under 96 |
| Royal Holloway, University of London | Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Games with Integrated Foundation Year BA (Hons) | CCC | — |
| University of Bedfordshire | Musical Theatre (Emil Dale Academy) BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | — |
| University of Derby | Music Performance BA (Hons) | 96 points | 128–143 |
| University of East London | Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) | 96 points | 144–159 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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