Music Business at Southampton, Solent University
Music Business (BA (Hons), MB01) at Southampton, Solent University asked for 104–120 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on solent.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~120 points
Selectivearound BBB
Published as 104 - 120 points
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 solent.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 10% had fewer than the 120 asked.
15 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 80%, other higher education 10%, other qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- MB01 · M0 no standard meaning + B1 anatomy, physiology and pathology
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
85%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
20 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course90%89%
Learning opportunities86%85%
Assessment and feedback91%84%
Academic support97%92%
Organisation and management91%75%
Learning resources82%87%
Student voice92%77%
15 final-year students · 89% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£18.5k5 years£22k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 10 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
90% working10% unemployed
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
20%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
55%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
40%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 10 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Southampton, South East England, England
- Postcode
- SO14 0YN
Subjects
music and arts management design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- East Park Terrace
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath Spa University | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | — |
| Cardiff University | Welsh and Music BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | 144–159 |
| Coventry University | Music and Audio Production BSc | 120 points | 112–127 |
| Edge Hill University | Music Production BA (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 96–111 |
| Falmouth University | Creative Music Production (Online) BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | — |
| Futureworks | Music Production BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| Goldsmiths, University of London | Music BMus (Hon) | BBB | 128–143 |
| Southampton, Solent University | Music Business this course | 104 - 120 points | 128–143 |
| University of Brighton | Electronic Music and Sound BA (Hons) | 104 - 120 points | 112–127 |
| University of Gloucestershire | Music Business BA (Hons) | 96 - 120 points | under 96 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Audio Engineering BSc (Hons) | 112 - 120 points | 112–127 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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