Music Production Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Music Production and Musical Theatre (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Psychology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 66% 5% 8% £9250 £12500 118 Liverpool On campus Full-time
International Relations and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Business Management and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 5% 4% £9250 £12500 109 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Social Policy BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Creative Music Production BA (Hons) University of Huddersfield 79% 0% 10% £9250 £16500 124 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Music Production and Theology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 87% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 120 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Law and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 38% 10% 6% £9250 £12500 110 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Popular Music Production with Foundation Year in Popular Music BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 4% 0% £9250 £13020 £14000 108 Southampton On campus Full-time
Sound and Music Production BA (Hons) University of Gloucestershire 82% 10% 30% £9250 £15000 £15450 113 Cheltenham On campus Full-time
Sound Engineering and Music Production BSc (Hons) University of Huddersfield 100% 0% 20% £9250 £17600 142 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Music Production and Theology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 87% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 120 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production BSc (Hons) University of Derby 83% 5% 10% £9250 £14900 121 Derby On campus Full-time
Music Production and Nutrition (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 47% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Popular Music Production BSc (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 4% 0% £9250 £15000 £16125 108 Southampton On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sport & Physical Education BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 85% 0% 13% £9250 £12500 124 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Media & Communication and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 74% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 110 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Human Biology and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sociology (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Audio and Music Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 15% £9250 £15000 107 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Information Technology and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 82% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Early Childhood and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production BSc (Hons) De Montfort University 74% 10% 10% £9250 £15750 £16250 99 Leicester On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 4% 0% £9250 £15000 £16125 150 Southampton On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design BA (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 65% 0% 5% £9250 £20800 177 Belfast On campus Full-time
Music Production and Performance BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 20% £9250 £15000 107 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Mathematics and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Education and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Philosophy & Ethics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 83% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production (with a Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 93% 5% 20% £9250 £16750 119 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Music Production and Politics BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Audio and Music Production BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 40% £9250 £15000 107 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Music Production and Social Care BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 72% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 128 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Philosophy & Ethics (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 83% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Social Care (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 72% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 128 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - 0% 25% £9250 £15000 107 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance and Production with Foundation Year in Popular Music BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University - 4% 0% £9250 £13020 £14000 150 Southampton On campus Full-time
Music Production with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) University of Derby 83% 5% 10% £9250 £14900 121 Derby On campus Full-time
Human Biology and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Film & Visual Culture and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Computer Science and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 15% 9% £9250 £12500 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Mathematics and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 95% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sport & Physical Education (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 85% 0% 13% £9250 £12500 124 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Early Childhood and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music & Sound Production BA (Hons) Bournemouth University 87% 6% 19% £9250 £18800 131 Poole On campus Full-time
Media & Communication and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Social Policy (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 100% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Education and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 91% 3% 9% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
English Language and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 88% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Law and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 38% 10% 6% £9250 £12500 110 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Computer Science and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 80% 15% 9% £9250 £12500 123 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Interactive Media BA (Hons) Royal Holloway, University of London 86% 5% 3% £9250 £23800 174 Egham On campus Full-time
Creative Writing and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 74% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 110 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production BA (Hons) Staffordshire University 100% 5% 20% £9250 £16750 129 Stoke-on-Trent On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Production BA (Hons) The University of Winchester 100% 5% 15% £9250 £16700 119 Winchester On campus Full-time
Music Production and Musical Theatre BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Film & Visual Culture and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 84% 0% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Economics and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Drama and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 106 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sociology BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 73% 0% 7% £9250 £12500 114 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Business Management and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 47% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 122 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Conservation Biology and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 82% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 99 Liverpool On campus Full-time
English Language and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 88% 0% 10% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Conservation Biology and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 82% 15% 10% £9250 £12500 125 Liverpool On campus Full-time
International Relations and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Production and Politics (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 0% 0% £9250 £12500 107 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Economics and Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 76% 5% 5% £9250 £12500 117 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Information Technology and Music Production BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University 82% 5% 10% £9250 £12500 115 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Production [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 41% 0% 5% £9250 - 114 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Creative Music Production and Technology BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 50% 5% 20% £9250 - 100 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Production BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 41% 0% 5% £9250 - 114 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Music Production BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 41% 0% 5% £9250 - 114 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 67% 5% 25% £9250 - 139 Leeds On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Production [with Placement year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 41% 0% 5% £9250 - 114 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Music Production BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 52% 5% 25% £9250 - 109 Northampton On campus Full-time
Creative Music Production and Technology with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Canterbury Christ Church University 65% 10% 9% £9250 - 105 Canterbury On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) University of East London 89% - 0% £9250 £14160 96 London On campus Full-time
Music Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) The University of Northampton 52% 5% 25% £6750 - 109 Northampton On campus Full-time
Music Production and Performance BA (Hons) University of Chester 47% 0% 10% £9250 - 141 Chester On campus Full-time
Music Production BA (Hons) University of Chester 47% 0% 0% £9250 - 139 Chester On campus Full-time
Music Production [with Placement year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 41% 0% 5% £9250 - 114 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Music Production BA (Hons) University of Hull - 0% 10% £9250 £15400 128 Hull On campus Full-time
Music Production [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University 41% 0% 5% £9250 - 114 Cambridge On campus Full-time
Music Production (Foundation Entry) BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire - - 21% £5995 - 114 Preston On campus Full-time
Music Production and Psychology BSc (Hons) University of Keele 70% 4% 4% - - 107 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 56% 10% 6% - - 138 Manchester On campus Full-time
Computer Science and Music Production BSc (Hons) University of Keele 52% 5% 9% - - 102 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sound Design BA (Hons) University of Keele 60% 5% 10% - - 91 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Live Sound Engineering and Music Production BSc (Hons) University of Central Lancashire - - 21% £9250 - 114 Preston On campus Full-time
Film Studies and Music Production BA (Hons) University of Keele 85% 5% 10% - - 91 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music and Sound Design (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Manchester Metropolitan University 56% 10% 6% - - 138 Manchester On campus Full-time
Business Management and Music Production BA (Hons) University of Keele - 0% 5% - - 102 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music Production and Nutrition BA (Hons) Liverpool Hope University - - 10% £9250 £12500 119 Liverpool On campus Full-time
Electronic Music Production and Performance BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire - - 21% £9250 - 114 Preston On campus Full-time
Music Production BA (Hons) University of Central Lancashire - - 21% £9250 - 114 Preston On campus Full-time
Media and Music Production BA (Hons) University of Keele 85% 0% 5% - - 103 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music Production and Sound Design with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Keele 60% 5% 10% - - 91 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music Production with a Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of Keele 60% 5% 10% - - 91 Newcastle under Lyme On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production FD The Sheffield College 80% - 20% £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Audio and Music Production BSc (Hons) Liverpool John Moores University - - - £9250 £16600 - Liverpool On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) University of East London - - - £9250 £14160 - London On campus Full-time
Electronic Music Production BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Music Production and Audio Cultures MA The University of York - - - £11770 £10590 £27200 £23900 - York On campus Full-time
Music Production and Business with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Music Production and Business BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Creative Music Production MA University of Huddersfield - - - £7900 £18700 - Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Music Production MA University of Derby - - - £800 £14900 - Derby On campus Full-time
Electronic Music Production with Foundation Year BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University - - - £9250 £15000 - High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Sound Production MA Bath Spa University - - - £4413 - - Bath On campus Part-time
Music Production BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University - - - £9250 - - Leeds On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production (Top-up) BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Electronic Music Production BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
Music Production & Sound Engineering BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
Music Production & Sound Engineering BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
Electronic Music Production BA (Hons) Falmouth University - - - - - - Falmouth On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

Overall student satisfaction
38 /100
19750 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Music Production

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £21455 £18360 £22141
25-75 percentile range £17911 - £25024 £13492 - £22848 £16777 - £27979
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Music Production 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 £21843 £19016 £23348
25-75 percentile range £18200 - £25449 £14569 - £23220 £18140 - £28648
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Music Production

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 Oct 10, 2023

Current jobs

Among graduates of Music Production 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 Oct 10, 2023

Typical employers for graduates of Music Production

  • Music Videos
  • Theatre Productions
  • Marketing Companies
  • Advertising Companies
  • Radio Companies
  • Music Retailers
  • Media Organisations
  • Schools and Colleges
  • Orchestras, Opera Companies and Touring Companies
  • Cultural and Creative Industries
  • Media and Broadcast Companies

Jobs of graduates of Music Production (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Music Production at Anglia Ruskin University

30% Engineering professionals
25% Sales occupations
15% Information Technology Professionals
10% Elementary occupations
10% Teaching Professionals
10%
Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

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Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Music Production

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Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Music Production, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Music Production is the study of/training in the techniques required to obtain accurate and lifelike recordings of musical performances.

The median salary of graduates of Music Production was £21455 15 months after graduation, £18360 3 years after graduation and £22141 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Music Production studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) - BSc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Master of Arts - MA