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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 University of York
University of York is ranked 26th of 109 universities for music on our measures. 87% of students are positive about the course, and graduates earn a median £27k after 15 months, rising to £26k after five years.
Typical offer AABThe University of York, England2 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 CCC0%
- 96–111 ptsCCC–BCC5%
- 112–127 ptsBBC–BBB5%
- 128–143 ptsABB–AAB25%
- 144–159 ptsAAA–A*AA28%
- 160+ ptsA*A*A or more36%
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 2 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 and Sound Recording (93%).
- Least competitive entry: Music and Sound Recording. Half of the students who started had more than 142 UCAS points, against 159 on the most competitive course here.
- Most students stay on: Music (95%).
- Every course here offers a placement year.
- Every course here offers a year abroad.
Music
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 85%
- Stay on
- 95%
- Entry points
- 159
- Graduate jobs
- 50%
- Salary
- £27k*
Music and Sound Recording
BA · 3 years
Typical offerAAB
- Satisfied
- 93%
- Stay on
- 85%
- Entry points
- 142
- Graduate jobs
- 45%*
- Salary
- £27k*
* 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
- Bath Spa UniversityRanked 24
- Queen's University BelfastRanked 25
- University of HullRanked 27
- Rose Bruford College of Theatre and PerformanceRanked 28
Nearby
- York St John University7 miles away, ranked 77
- Leeds Beckett University18 miles away, ranked 96
- Leeds Conservatoire18 miles away, ranked 100
- University of Leeds22 miles away, ranked 15
Living in York
Most first-year students live in university halls, and many universities guarantee a place if you apply on time. Start with University of York’s own accommodation page for halls, prices and deadlines.
University of York accommodation