Audio Technology Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Audio Technology BSc (Hons) Glasgow Caledonian University 67% 0% 5% £9250 £12250 195 Glasgow On campus Full-time
Audio Production (Technology/Music/Sound Design) BA (Hons) Rose Bruford College 94% 0% 5% £9250 £18000 111 Sidcup On campus Full-time
Audio Production and Music Technologies BA (Hons) University of Chichester 67% 5% 10% £9250 £14500 132 Chichester On campus Full-time
Music Production & Sound Engineering with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Point Blank Music School 84% 10% 25% £9250 £12250 114 London On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering and Music Production BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 100% 0% 10% £9250 £16000 122 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Music and Audio Production BA (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 65% 0% 10% £9250 £17400 153 Belfast On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design BA (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 65% 0% 0% £9250 £17400 167 Belfast On campus Full-time
Sound Design BSc (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 71% 0% 15% £9250 £12500 92 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering and Production with Professional Placement Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 86% 10% 15% £9250 £13200 126 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Audio Production BA/BSc (Hons) SAE Institute 78% 10% 14% £9000 £13000 100 London On campus Full-time
Audio Engineering and Production (BA Hons) BA (Hons) Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 74% 3% 12% £9250 £13750 123 London On campus Full-time
Audio Engineering BSc (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 65% 0% 6% £9250 £21400 146 Belfast On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Interactive Media BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 86% 5% 7% £9250 £21900 165 Egham On campus Full-time
Sound Technology BA (Hons) Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 76% 5% 5% £9250 £17200 147 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Audio Engineering BSc (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 91% 5% 0% £9250 £10500 126 Leeds On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering and Production BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 86% 10% 15% £9250 - 126 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering and Production with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) Birmingham City University 86% 10% 15% £9250 - 126 Birmingham On campus Full-time
Entrepreneurial Audio Production BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 44% 0% 14% £9250 - 128 Preston On campus Full-time
Audio Engineering and Production BSc (Hons) Futureworks 100% 0% 10% £9250 - 122 Salford On campus Full-time
Game and Interactive Audio BSc (Hons) Futureworks 100% 15% 5% £9250 - 129 Salford On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design Technology BSc (Hons) University of Hertfordshire 84% 0% 0% - - 115 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 56% 0% 7% - - 149 Manchester On campus Full-time
Live Sound and Lighting Technology BA/BSc University of Hertfordshire 84% 0% 0% - - 115 Hatfield On campus Full-time
Audio Engineering BSc (Hons) University of the Highlands and Islands 86% 10% 20% - - 134 Inverness On campus Full-time
Live Audio Engineering and Music Production BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire 44% 0% 14% - - 128 Preston On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering and Production BEng (Hons) University of Salford 40% 8% 10% - - 157 Salford On campus Full-time
Acoustical and Audio Engineering MEng (Hons) University of Salford 74% 5% 18% - - 115 Salford On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 56% 0% 7% - - 149 Manchester On campus Full-time
Acoustical and Audio Engineering with Foundation Year BEng University of Salford 74% 5% 0% - - 118 Salford On campus Full-time
Sound Design and Production BA (Hons) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 56% 0% 7% - - 130 London On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sound Design BA (Hons) University of Keele 56% 0% 7% £9250 £17900 130 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design BA (Hons) Ravensbourne University London - - - £9250 £16500 - London On campus Full-time
Music Production & Sound Engineering CertHE Point Blank Music School - - - £9250 £12250 - London On campus Full-time
Music Production & Sound Engineering (Online) CertHE Point Blank Music School - - - £6000 £6000 - London On campus Full-time
Audio Engineering MSc University of Derby - - - £7850 £14700 - Derby On campus Full-time
Sound Design (with a Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University - - - £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Sound Design BSc (Hons) Staffordshire University - - - £9250 £14000 - Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Audio Engineering and Production (CertHE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - - - £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Sound Design MA Bath Spa University - - - £7790 £15070 - Bath On campus Full-time
Sound Design for Screen MA Bournemouth University - - - £8250 £14750 - Poole On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sound Design with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Keele - - - £9250 £14700 - Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Technology (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Technical Services with Live Sound Engineering BA (Hons) Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford - - - £9250 - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design BA (Hons) London South Bank University - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Technology BSc (Hons) Wrexham Glyndwr University - - - £9000 - - Wrexham On campus Full-time
Creative Sound Design BA (Hons) Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford - - - £9250 - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Screen Audio FD Leeds City College - - - £7950 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Sound Design MSc The University of Edinburgh - - - - - - Edinburgh On campus Full-time
Audio Technology and Production BSc (Hons) University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Acoustical and Audio Engineering with Professional Experience MEng (Hons) University of Salford - - - - - - Salford On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering (with Foundation) BSc (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Audio Technology MSc University of Wolverhampton - - - - - - Wolverhampton On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Technology (Audio Engineering) MSc University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Full-time
Digital Audio Engineering MSc University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Part-time
Music Production & Sound Engineering BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering BSc (Hons) University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Sound Design for Film, TV and Interactive Media MA Canterbury Christ Church University - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Audio Production MA University of Westminster - - - - - - London On campus Full-time
Sound Design BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
Sound Design MA Manchester Metropolitan University - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Music Technology and Audio Production BSc (Hons) University of Kent - - - - - - Canterbury On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering and Production with Professional Experience BSc (Hons) University of Salford - - - - - - Salford On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Technology (Audio Programming) MSc University of Hertfordshire - - - - - - Hatfield On campus Part-time
Live Sound BSc (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
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Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Audio Technology

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £24036 £22246 £26058
25-75 percentile range £19018 - £28196 £16630 - £28322 £19281 - £33477
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Audio Technology courses in the UK

Salary of all UK Graduates of all subjects

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £22344 £24644 £28708
25-75 percentile range £18575 - £26437 £19011 - £28649 £21314 - £34078
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Audio Technology

15 months after graduation, graduates of this subject were asked about their current circumstances of employment, what they do, and whether their activities and perspectives are directly related to their studies.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Current jobs

Among graduates of Audio Technology who indicated that they are working, the percentage below represents the number who “agree” or “strongly agree” with the statements about their job.

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Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Typical employers for graduates of Audio Technology

  • Public Service Broadcasters
  • Streaming Services
  • Media and Entertainment Companies
  • Major Film Studios
  • Commercial and Corporate Film and TV Production Companies
  • Specialist Programme Makers
  • Music Industry
  • Radios

Specialisations within Audio Technology

  • Audio Engineering Technology
  • Audio Business Management
  • Sound Entrepreneurship
  • Sound Production

Jobs of graduates of Audio Technology (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Audio Technology at Anglia Ruskin University

30% Artistic, literary and media occupations
20% Administrative occupations
20% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
10% Customer service occupations
10% Engineering professionals
10% Business and public service associate professionals
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Audio Technology

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Dec 20, 2022

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Audio Technology, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Audio Technology is the study of the systems and processes used in the manipulation and amplification of sound. Includes the recording of sound and/or music.

The median salary of graduates of Audio Technology was £24036 15 months after graduation, £22246 3 years after graduation and £26058 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Audio Technology studies:
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science - BSc
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) / Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BA/BSc (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science - BA/BSc
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - BEng (Hons)
  • Master of Engineering (Honours) - MEng (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Engineering - BEng
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Master of Science - MSc
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Foundation Degree - FD

Audio Engineering and Production - BSc (Hons) at Futureworks received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 10 respondents.