Study music in the UK

Explore music programs in the UK for international students.

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Find your perfect music programs in the UK

Find music programs in the UK you love that match your needs and aspirations, where you stand a high chance of acceptance.

What types of music degrees can you study in the UK?

Top music programs in the UK

What are the top music undergraduate programs in the UK?

  • Bangor UniversityMusic And Film - BA (Hons)

    • 3 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Music , Film
    Location
    Bangor, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    13,000GBP
  • Bath Spa UniversityMusic - BA (Hons)

    • 3 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Music
    Location
    Bath, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    18,585GBP
  • BIMM UniversityMusic (Birmingham Campus) - BA (Hons)

    • 3 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Music
    Location
    London, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    15,950GBP
  • Birmingham City UniversityPopular Music - BA (Hons)

    • 3 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Music
    Location
    Birmingham, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    29,460GBP
  • Canterbury Christ Church UniversityPopular Music with Foundation Year - BA (Hons) (with foundation)

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Music , Foundation Studies
    Location
    Canterbury, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    17,000GBP

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What are the top music postgraduate programs in the UK?

  • Degree type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Music
    Location
    London, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    15,950GBP
  • Ulster UniversityMusic - PGCE

    • 1 year
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Postgraduate certificate
    Subject area
    Music
    Location
    Belfast, UK
    Next available start date
    November 2026
    Annual tuition fee
    9,535GBP
  • University of BristolMusic with Innovation - MA

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Innovation , Music
    Location
    Bristol, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    26,700GBP
  • University of GlasgowElectronics with Music - Dual BEng/Dual MEng

    • 4 years
    • Full-time
    • On campus
    Degree type
    Bachelor's
    Subject area
    Music , Electronic Engineering
    Location
    Glasgow, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    18,480GBP
  • Degree type
    Master's
    Subject area
    Music Business
    Location
    Bath, UK
    Next available start date
    September 2027
    Annual tuition fee
    18,585GBP

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Student reviews for music in the UK

Finn Wilhelm
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Studied Music at University of Chichester
Overall Experience
  • Academic
    3
  • University social
    3
  • Accommodation
    5
  • University facilities
    5
Tell us about studying music in the UK

I also picked Chichester because the tuition was reasonable. I did think that I would have more lecturers, more class time, and more contact time. I did feel that I had to do a lot more on my own, to learn as well as make friends.

Linnea Tähtinen
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Studied Music at University of Chichester
Overall Experience
  • Academic
    4
  • University social
    3
  • Accommodation
    3
  • University facilities
    4
Tell us about studying music in the UK

Very good lecturers, I like that everyone is friendly and not too formal because it's easy to speak to people. The course is very expensive compared to what other universities offer for the same price.

Jessica Plummer
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Studied Music at University of Chichester
Overall Experience
  • Academic
    5
  • University social
    5
  • Accommodation
    4
  • University facilities
    5
Tell us about studying music in the UK

I study Music and Musical Theater and I love it. I take jazz, tap, and ballet dance classes, I get private voice lessons, two acting classes a week, and a lot more.

Neleigh Olson
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Studied Music at Liverpool Hope University
Overall Experience
  • Academic
    5
  • University social
    4
  • Accommodation
    5
  • University facilities
    4
Tell us about studying music in the UK

My coursework was challenging, fascinating, and very engaging. Courses and lectures were well organized and taught me how to engage with complex topics in a digestible manner that informed the way I approached my own academic work. I felt very lucky to have been taught by researchers who were at the top of their field and found their presence invaluable to my experience. The modules were put together in a way that aided my understanding of my subject as a whole. As Popular music studies is very interdisciplinary, this was enormously helpful and definitely contributed to my success in the programme. There was some very unfortunate interference by school politics and management that left me without many of the resources and support that I expected upon entering the programme, and while the lecture staff maintained a professional learning environment and provided me with excellent instruction, it was clear that the university didn't value my programme and indeed, left me and my class without support. While the lecturers performed exceptionally well to provide me with the education I committed my time and money toward, I was very disappointed (as an international student especially) in the way that the university management handled (and effectively dissolved) my programme and dismissed the value of my time and education.