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Music: Creative Music Technology to your shortlist
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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University of Salford is ranked 80th of 109 universities for music on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £23k after 15 months, rising to £23k after five years.
Typical offer 120 UCAS pointsSalford University, England5 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 CCC24%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC12%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB12%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB16%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA18%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more18%
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 5 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.
- Highest student satisfaction: Music: Creative Music Technology (94%).
- Least competitive entry: Music: Creative Music Technology with Foundation Year. Half of the students who started had more than 82 UCAS points, against 149 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Music: Creative Music Technology (90%).
- Year abroad: Music: Creative Music Technology and Music: Popular Music and Recording offer one.
- Foundation year: Music: Creative Music Technology with Foundation Year and Music: Popular Music and Recording with Foundation Year offer one.
- Courses last between 3 and 4 years.
Music: Creative Music Technology
BA · 3 years
Typical offer120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 94%
- Stay on
- 90%
- Entry points
- 132
- Graduate jobs
- 40%
- Salary
- £23k*
Music: Popular Music and Recording
BA · 3 years
Typical offer120 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 82%
- Stay on
- 88%
- Entry points
- 149
- Graduate jobs
- 60%
- Salary
- £23k*
Music: Creative Music Technology with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offer72 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 65%
- Entry points
- 82
- Graduate jobs
- 46%*
- Salary
- £23k*
Music: Popular Music and Recording with Foundation Year
BA · 4 years
Typical offer72 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 87%*
- Stay on
- 65%
- Entry points
- 109
- Graduate jobs
- 46%*
- Salary
- £23k*
Music Management and Creative Enterprise
BA · 3 years
Typical offer96 UCAS points
- Satisfied
- 92%
- Stay on
- 80%
- Entry points
- 104
- Graduate jobs
- 46%*
- Salary
- £23k*
* 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 East LondonRanked 78
- Manchester Metropolitan UniversityRanked 79
- SOAS University of LondonRanked 81
- Liverpool John Moores UniversityRanked 82
Nearby
- Futureworks0 miles away, ranked 49
- University of Manchester4 miles away, ranked 20
- Royal Northern College of Music4 miles away, ranked 23
- Spirit Studios4 miles away, ranked 55
Living in Manchester
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of Salford’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
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