Musicianship and Performance Studies Degree Courses in the UK - Bachelors & Masters

Program University Student satis­faction Unem­ployed Drop­out Tuition (UK) Tuition (Inter­national) UCAS Tariff City
Music Performance BA (Hons) Queen's University of Belfast 65% 0% 10% £9250 £17400 146 Belfast On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance - Bass BMus (Hons) BMus (Hons) Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 73% 3% 16% £9250 £13750 104 London On campus Full-time
Music Performance BMus (Hons) University of Huddersfield 100% 0% 10% £9250 £15000 135 Huddersfield On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance BMus (Hons) BMus (Hons) Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 73% 3% 16% £9250 £13750 104 London On campus Full-time
Music Performance & Acting for Film BA (Hons) University of Chichester 66% 1% 7% £9250 £14500 142 Chichester On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) Southampton Solent University 66% 0% 10% £9250 £13800 125 Southampton On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance BMus (Hons) Southampton Solent University 66% 0% 10% £9250 £13800 125 Southampton On campus Full-time
Music Performance with Foundation Year BA (Hons) University of West London 91% 5% 15% £9250 £13250 135 Ealing On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance - Keys BMus (Hons) BMus (Hons) Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 73% 3% 16% £9250 £13750 104 London On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) Leeds Beckett University 67% 5% 5% £9250 £10500 137 Leeds On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) University of East London 89% 0% 0% £9250 £13740 106 London On campus Full-time
Music Performance Management BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 81% 0% 10% £9250 £14250 92 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Music Performance Management (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Buckinghamshire New University 81% 0% 10% £9250 £14250 92 High Wycombe On campus Full-time
Music Performance BMus (Hons) University of West London 91% 5% 15% £9250 £13250 135 Ealing On campus Full-time
Creative Musicianship BA (Hons) BA (Hons) Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 70% 2% 15% £9250 £13750 140 London On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance BMus (Hons) Leeds Arts University 83% 2% 0% £9250 £16900 142 Leeds On campus Full-time
Music and Musicianship BA (Hons) Bishop Grosseteste University - 10% 15% £9250 £12200 103 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance BA (Hons) Grimsby Institute 93% 0% 10% £8500 £10500 - Grimsby On campus Full-time
Music Performance FD Leicester College 71% 5% 10% £6165 £10700 - Leicester On campus Full-time
Music and Musicianship (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons) Bishop Grosseteste University - 10% 15% £6935 £9150 103 Lincoln On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance & Music Production BA (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 57% - 12% £9250 £15950 121 Hove On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance & Music Business BA (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 57% - 12% £9250 £15950 123 Hove On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance & Songwriting BMus (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 57% - 12% €13950 €13950 112 Hove On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance BA (Hons) University of Chester 47% 0% 15% £9250 - 129 Chester On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance BMus (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 57% - 12% £9250 £15950 113 Hove On campus Full-time
Theatre and Performance Studies BA (Hons) The University of Warwick 89% 0% 5% £9250 - 144 Coventry On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance & Event Management BA (Hons) BIMM - British and Irish Modern Music Institute 78% - 13% £9250 £15950 100 Hove On campus Full-time
Theatre and Performance Studies and Global Sustainable Development BASc (Hons) The University of Warwick 89% 0% 5% £9250 - 166 Coventry On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Recording (Top-up) BMus (Hons) University of West London 91% 5% 15% - - 135 Ealing On campus Full-time
Music Performance (Confetti Nottingham) FdA Nottingham Trent University 78% 30% 20% - - 83 Nottingham On campus Full-time
BMus (Hons) Music Performance BMus (Hons) Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 73% 1% 5% - - 127 London On campus Full-time
BA (Hons) Music Performance and Industry BA (Hons) Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 73% 1% 5% - - 127 London On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance and Songwriting BA (Hons) Coventry University 72% 0% 5% - - 95 Coventry On campus Full-time
Music Performance BA (Hons) Nottingham Trent University 67% 15% 10% - - 112 Nottingham On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance BMus (Hons) Newcastle College - 0% 0% £9000 - - Newcastle On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance FD Hull College 64% - 20% £7500 - - Hull On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance - Keys (CertHE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 64% - 20% £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Recording DipHE Cardiff and Vale College 64% - 20% £7500 £13000 - Rumney On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance - Vocals (CertHE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 64% - 20% £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Creative Musicianship (Cert HE) - Keys CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 64% - 20% £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Creative Musicianship (Cert HE) - Vocals CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 64% - 20% £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance (Guitar, Bass, Drums) MMus Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 64% - 20% £9950 £14000 - London On campus Part-time
Popular Music Performance - Drums (CertHE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance 64% - 20% £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Actor-Musicianship with Foundation BA (Hons) University of West London - - - £9250 £13250 - Ealing On campus Full-time
Actor Musicianship MA (PG) Rose Bruford College - - - £15000 £18000 - Sidcup On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance (Vocals) MMus Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - - - £9950 £14000 - London On campus Full-time
Music Performance PgCert University of Chichester - - - £3500 £13950 - Chichester On campus Full-time
Theatre and Performance Studies BA (Hons) University of Bristol - - - £9250 £24700 - Bristol On campus Full-time
Creative Musicianship (Cert HE) - Guitar CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - - - £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Professional Performance Practice - Music Performance HND Gateshead College - - 35% £5995 - - Gateshead On campus Full-time
Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies BA (Hons) University of Roehampton - - - £9250 £13145 - Roehampton On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Recording - Top-up BMus (Hons) Cardiff and Vale College - - - £9000 £13000 - Rumney On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance - Guitar (CertHE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - - - £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Postgraduate Diploma Music Performance PgDip Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama - - - £10393 £20760 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Actor - Musicianship BA (Hons) University of West London - - - £9250 £13250 - Ealing On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance - Bass (CertHE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - - - £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Music Performance MMus Kingston University - - - £8560 £17200 - Kingston upon Thames On campus Full-time
Creative Musicianship (Cert HE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - - - £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
MMus Music Performance MMus Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama - - - £11163 £21962 - Cardiff On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance (CertHE) CertHE Institute of Contemporary Music Performance - - - £9250 £13750 - London On campus Full-time
Film and Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies BA (Hons) University of Roehampton - - - £9250 £13145 - Roehampton On campus Full-time
Music Performance - Keys BA (Hons) Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford - - - £11100 - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Music for the Creative Industries FdA Bradford College - - - £7750 - - Bradford On campus Part-time
Music Performance with Education - Bass BA (Hons) Academy of Contemporary Music Guildford - 0% 15% £9250 - - Guildford On campus Full-time
Professional Music Performance and Production (Top Up) BA (Hons) Bath Spa University - - - £8500 - - Bath On campus Full-time
FD Music Performance and Production FD The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Music Performance [with Placement year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - - £9250 - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Music Performance BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - - £9250 - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
Popular Music Performance and Production BA (Hons) Rotherham College - - - £6900 - - Rotherham On campus Full-time
Music Performance BA (Hons) Greater Brighton Metropolitan College - - - £8390 - - Brighton On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Production (Top-up) BA (Hons) The Sheffield College - - - £7500 - - Sheffield On campus Full-time
Music Performance [with Foundation Year] BA (Hons) Anglia Ruskin University - - - £9250 - - Cambridge On campus Full-time
BMus (Hons) Music Performance Jazz Studies BMus (Hons) Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance - - - £9250 - - London On campus Full-time
Music Performance Practice PhD University of Birmingham - - - - - - Birmingham On campus Full-time
Music Performance Studies MA The University of Sheffield - - - - - - Sheffield On campus Part-time
Music Performance PhD PhD The University of Nottingham - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Part-time
Theatre and Performance Studies (MA by Research) MA (Res) The University of Warwick - - - - - - Coventry On campus Full-time
Music Performance and Recording DipHE University of West London - - - - - - Ealing On campus Full-time
Music Performance PgDip Bath Spa University - - - - - - Bath On campus Full-time
Music - Creative Musicianship MMus Ulster University - - - - - - Coleraine On campus Full-time
Postgraduate Diploma: Advanced Studies in Music Performance PgDip Royal Northern College of Music - - - - - - Manchester On campus Full-time
Music Performance (Access Norwich) FdA Nottingham Trent University - - - - - - Nottingham On campus Full-time
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Student Reviews

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Source: National Student Survey NSS 2022
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Primarily based on salary data of undergraduate students

Salary of all UK Graduates of Musicianship and Performance Studies

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £19497 £18360 £22141
25-75 percentile range £15979 - £24075 £13492 - £22848 £16777 - £27979
Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Musicianship and Performance Studies 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 £20479 £19002 £23559
25-75 percentile range £16962 - £24745 £14496 - £23254 £17982 - £28789
Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Dec 20, 2022

Jobs & Career Perspectives

Career perspectives for Musicianship and Performance Studies

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 Musicianship and Performance Studies 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 Musicianship and Performance Studies

  • Music Production Companies
  • Music Retailers
  • Media Organisations
  • Magazines and Licensing Bodies
  • Schools and Colleges
  • Orchestras, Opera Companies and Touring Companies
  • Travel Industry Companies
  • Mental Healthcare Providers and Charitable Organisations
  • The Armed Forces
  • Cultural and Creative Industries

Jobs of graduates of Musicianship and Performance Studies (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Musicianship and Performance Studies at Anglia Ruskin University

20% Artistic, literary and media occupations
15% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
15% Teaching Professionals
10% Elementary occupations
5% Welfare and housing associate professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Secretarial and related occupations
5% Skilled trades occupations
5% Sales occupations
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 Musicianship and Performance Studies

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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 Musicianship and Performance Studies, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

FAQ

Musicianship and Performance Studies is the study of/training in the mastering of musical instruments and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers.

The median salary of graduates of Musicianship and Performance Studies was £19497 15 months after graduation, £18360 3 years after graduation and £22141 5 years after graduation.

  • The following degrees are offered for Musicianship and Performance Studies studies:
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - BA (Hons)
  • Bachelor of Music (Honours) - BMus (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree - FD
  • Bachelor of Arts and Sciences (Honours) - BASc (Hons)
  • Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA
  • Certificate of Higher Education - CertHE
  • Diploma of Higher Education - DipHE
  • Master of Music - MMus
  • Master of Arts (Postgraduate) - MA (PG)
  • Master of Fine Arts - MFA (PG)
  • Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert
  • Master of Arts - MA
  • Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip
  • Higher National Diploma - HND
  • Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
  • Master of Research - MA (Res)

Music Performance - BMus (Hons) at University of Huddersfield received the highest rating among all graduates in the National Student Survey 2022 with a rating of 100 out of 100 among 10 respondents.