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Music at Southampton Solent University
Southampton Solent University is ranked 75th of 109 universities for music on our measures. 91% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £24k after 15 months, rising to £22k after five years.
Typical offer 104–120 UCAS pointsEast Park Terrace, England4 courses
How it compares with other music courses
The marker shows the typical (median) music course. How we measure
Who gets in
UCAS points of students who started, with the A-level grades worth the same points. These totals include every qualification students had (a fourth A-level, EPQ, AS levels and so on), so many people here had a lower offer than their total suggests.
- Under 96 ptsbelow CCC22%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC11%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB25%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB25%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA7%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more10%
What graduates earn
The 15-month figure comes from the Graduate Outcomes survey and covers graduates in full-time work. The 3 and 5-year figures come from tax records and include everyone in work, including part-time, so they can be lower than the 15-month figure.
Compare the 4 music courses here
Each course has its own satisfaction, drop-out and entry figures where enough students answered. Add your grades above to see your fit for each one.
- Highest student satisfaction: Musical Theatre (94%).
- Least competitive entry: Digital Music. Half of the students who started had more than 117 UCAS points, against 136 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Musical Theatre (95%).
- Foundation year: Digital Music and Music Performance and Production offer one.
Digital Music
BA · 3 years
Typical offer104–120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 117
- Graduate jobs
- 45%
- Salary
- £24k*
Music Business
BA · 3 years
Typical offer104–120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 136
- Graduate jobs
- 20%
- Salary
- £24k*
Music Performance and Production
BA · 3 years
Typical offer104–120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 89%*
- Stay on
- 80%*
- Entry points
- 120*
- Graduate jobs
- 40%*
- Salary
- £24k*
Musical Theatre
BA · 3 years
Typical offer104–120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 94%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 117
- Graduate jobs
- 45%
- Salary
- £24k*
* When a course is too small to publish its own figure, we show the figure for similar courses at this university. Highlighted figures are the best of this university’s own course figures. Entry points are the middle UCAS score of students who started, counting all their qualifications, so they’re usually higher than the offer.
Typical offers are taken from each university’s own course page (checked October 2026). Offers change each year and some courses ask for specific subjects, so always check the course page before you apply.
Links go to the university’s own course pages, where you’ll find current entry requirements and fees.
Similar ranking
- De Montfort UniversityRanked 73
- Point Blank Music SchoolRanked 74
- University of WestminsterRanked 76
- York St John UniversityRanked 77
Nearby
- University of Southampton0 miles away, ranked 6
- University of Winchester14 miles away, ranked 53
- University of Portsmouth15 miles away, ranked 63
- Bournemouth University26 miles away, ranked 69
Living in Southampton
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Southampton Solent University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Southampton Solent University accommodation