Popular music degrees

28 courses at 15 UK universities offer popular music for 2027 entry: most ask for between 64 and 96 UCAS points; 8 courses quote A-level grades instead, most often ABB.

Qualifications BA (Hons) 22, BMus (Hon) 2, CertHE 2, FdA 1

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Often studied with

Joint honours courses pairing popular music with another subject.

• Chinese studies 2
• Spanish studies 2
• music production 2
• popular music performance 2
• music technology 2
• music and arts management 2
• music marketing 2

Course codes

What these courses' UCAS codes start with.

• W3 music 11
• T7 American studies 6

Universities

• University of Liverpool 8
• Falmouth University 3
• Birmingham City University 2
• Hereford College of Arts 2
• LCCM 2
• Royal Northern College of Music 2
• Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 1
• Middlesex University 1
• Queen's University Belfast 1
• Southampton, Solent University 1
• University of Derby 1
• University of Gloucestershire 1
• University of Lancashire 1
• University of Northampton 1
• University of South Wales 1

Courses