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Will my grades get me in?
We compare your grades with the typical offer above. Offers can change, so always check the university’s course page.
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Music at Bath Spa University
Bath Spa University is ranked 24th of 109 universities for music on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £26.5k after 15 months, rising to £25k after five years.
Typical offer BBB–BCCNewton Park Campus, England7 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 CCC25%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC12%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB16%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB16%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA11%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more19%
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 7 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.
- Typical offers range from BCC (Commercial Music Specialised) to BBB (Commercial Music Specialised).
- Highest student satisfaction: Music (90%).
- Least competitive entry: Commercial Music Specialised with Professional Placement Year. Half of the students who started had more than 104 UCAS points, against 128 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Commercial Music Specialised with Professional Placement Year (95%).
- Placement year: Commercial Music Specialised with Professional Placement Year, Creative Sound and Music Production (Games) with Professional Placement Year and Music with Professional Placement Year offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Commercial Music Specialised
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 128
- Graduate jobs
- 55%
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Commercial Music Specialised with Professional Placement Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 104
- Graduate jobs
- 58%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Creative Sound and Music Production (Games)
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 88%
- Stay on
- 70%
- Entry points
- 117
- Graduate jobs
- 58%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Creative Sound and Music Production (Games) with Professional Placement Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 58%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Music
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 90%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 120
- Graduate jobs
- 75%
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Music (Performance)
BA · 3 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 58%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
Music with Professional Placement Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offerBBB–BCC
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 90%*
- Entry points
- 126*
- Graduate jobs
- 58%*
- Salary
- £26.5k*
* 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
- University of BirminghamRanked 22
- Royal Northern College of MusicRanked 23
- Queen's University BelfastRanked 25
- University of YorkRanked 26
Nearby
- UWE, Bristol8 miles away, ranked 37
- University of Bristol11 miles away, ranked 7
- Deep Blue Sound11 miles away, ranked 66
- Cardiff University35 miles away, ranked 48
Living in Bath
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with Bath Spa University’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
Bath Spa University accommodation