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Top universities in Britain offer quality music programs for international students. Studying music in the UK will allow you to focus on a wide range of music genres, theory and practice modules. Students develop creative, team, communication, performing skills at seminars, lectures, practical exercises; some of the modules focus on the study of specific periods in the development of music, genres, composition, performance and collaborative practice.
Flexible programs allow you to customize the curriculum, focus on what is interesting to the student after the first year of study. Lecturers from leading UK music universities are industry professionals with years of musical experience.
Music school graduates specializing in performance can pursue careers as entertainers or session musicians. Opportunities are open to work as technicians, sound engineers and producers.
Requirements for admission to the Bachelor of Music programs:
- International Baccalaureate - 30 A-level points - ABB
- Portfolio with creative samples
- IELTS - overall score from 6.0, not less than 5.5 in any of the components.
Best music universities in Britain 2026 | Complete University Guide
| Rank | Institution |
|---|---|
| 1 | Durham University |
| 2 | University of Cambridge |
| 3 | University of Bristol |
| 4 | University of Oxford |
| 5 | University of Manchester |
| 6 | King's College London, University of London |
| 7 | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| 8 | University of Sheffield |
| 9 | University of Birmingham |
| 10 | Royal College of Music |
| 11 | Guildhall School of Music & Drama |
| 12 | University of Leeds |
| 13 | University of Surrey |
| 14 | University of Glasgow |
| 15 | Cardiff University |
| 16 | University of Southampton |
| 17 | University of York |
| 18 | University of Liverpool |
| 19 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 20 | Bangor University |
| 21 | Royal Academy of Music, University of London |
| 22 | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
| 23 | Queen's University Belfast |
| 24 | University of Nottingham |
| 25 | University of Huddersfield |
| 26 | Birmingham City University |
| 27 | University of Brighton |
| 28 | Trinity Laban |
| 29 | Newcastle University |
| 30 | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| 31 | Ulster University |
| 32 | Royal Northern College of Music |
| 33 | University of Lincoln |
| 34 | University of Sussex |
| 35 | University of Sunderland |
| 36 | Goldsmiths, University of London |
| 37 | University of Staffordshire |
| 38 | University of Chichester |
| 39 | City St George's, University of London |
| 40 | Bath Spa University |
| 41 | University of East London |
| 42 | University of Winchester |
| 43 | University of Plymouth |
| 44 | Rose Bruford College |
| 45 | University of Aberdeen |
| 46 | University of Greenwich |
| 47 | De Montfort University |
| 48 | University of West London |
| 49 | University of Chester |
| 50 | University of Salford |
