Music at The University of Edinburgh
Music (BMus (Hon), W302) at The University of Edinburgh: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 192–207 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ed.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check ed.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 192–207 points.
30 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 15%, no formal qualifications 10%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Music (with Honours)
- Code
- W302 · W3 music
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
90%
still studying
UK 85%
10%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%89%
Learning opportunities85%85%
Assessment and feedback86%84%
Academic support91%92%
Organisation and management66%75%
Learning resources92%87%
Student voice70%77%
20 final-year students · 92% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£22k5 years£27k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
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
65% working10% working and studying10% studying5% unemployed20% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
75%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Edinburgh, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- EH8 9JZ
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Central
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Music at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor University | English Literature and Music BA (Hons) | 104 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Bath Spa University | Commercial Music BA (Hons) | BBB - BCC | — |
| University of Aberdeen | Art History and Music MA (Hons) | BBC | 144–159 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Musical Theatre (Emil Dale Academy) BA (Hons) | 80 - 96 points | — |
| ACM (Academy of Contemporary Music) | Music BA/MCCI | — | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Music Production BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| Arts University Bournemouth | Music and Sound for Film, TV and Games BA (Hons) | — | — |
| Barnsley College University Centre | Criminology, Communities and Criminal Justice FD | — | — |
| Bedford College Group | Music Performance HNC | — | — |
| BIMM University | Music BA (Hons) | — | 96–111 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Music this course | — | 192–207 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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