University of Northampton
Popular Music
BA (Hons), 3 years
Typical offer rate
75–85%
high entry
Grad employment
90%
15 months after
In professional roles
50%
Median grad salary
£22,000
15 months after
The University of Northampton's popular music degree is a BA studying performance, songwriting and the cultural history of popular music from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Students develop practical skills alongside critical perspectives on how popular music relates to society and the music industry. Offers go to most who meet the grades.
How hard is it to get in?
The typical applicant to Popular Music at University of Northampton has a 75–85% chance of an offer, high by UK standards. That baseline is course-typical. Your own chance depends on your grades, subjects and the rest of your profile.
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Estimate my chancesEntry requirements
- UCAS tariff: 112–112 points
About University of Northampton
Northampton teaches on its modern Waterside campus by the river in the town, one of the newest university campuses in the country.
Full details and how to apply are on the university's official course page: University of Northampton · Popular Music
Offer rate and graduate-outcome figures are course-typical baselines derived from UK admissions and HESA data; they are estimates, not guarantees. Your personalised offer likelihood is calculated in the Unimetrica app.