Music: Popular Music and Recording at University of Salford
Music: Popular Music and Recording (BA (Hons), J931) at University of Salford asked for 72 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on salford.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~72 points
Openbelow 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 salford.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 72
The middle entrant had 144–159 points.
55 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 95%, other higher education 3%, a baccalaureate 2%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Arts (with Honours)
- Code
- J931 · J9 other technologies
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Year abroad
- optional
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
88%
still studying
UK 85%
12%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 1%
60 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course88%89%
Learning opportunities83%85%
Assessment and feedback86%84%
Academic support87%92%
Organisation and management78%75%
Learning resources76%87%
Student voice74%77%
40 final-year students · 76% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£23k3 years£18.5k5 years£23k
£10k£20k£30k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
70% working15% working and studying5% unemployed10% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
60%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 60%
60%
say their work is meaningful
UK 79%
40%
use what they learned
UK 45%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 20 graduates · 55% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Salford, North West England, England
- Postcode
- M5 4WT
Subjects
music design, and creative and performing arts
Campus
- Campus
- Salford University
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Laban | BMus (Hons) Music Performance BMus (Hon) | 32 - 75 points | — |
| University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI) | Gaelic and Traditional Music BA (Hons) | 72 - 75 points | 128–143 |
| Leeds Beckett University | Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| Liverpool Hope University | Acting and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| Royal Academy of Music, University of London | Bachelor of Music (Honours) BMus (Hon) | 40 - 72 points | — |
| SAE Institute | Audio Production BA/BSc (H) | 72 points | — |
| University of Derby | Music Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) | 72 points | 128–143 |
| University of Lancashire | Musical Theatre BA (Hons) | 72 points | — |
| University of Salford | Music: Popular Music and Recording this course | 72 points | 144–159 |
| University of West London | Electronic Music Production with Foundation BA (Hons) | 72 points | 112–127 |
| BIMM University | Music Production BA (Hons) | CC | 96–111 |
See all 823 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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