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Royal Holloway Named Among World’s Top 40 Universities for Music

Following the release of the QS World University Rankings 2026, Royal Holloway has been ranked 37th globally for Music, placing it among the world’s leading institutions for the subject.

Applications open for our 2026-27 MMus Scholarships

The Department of Music at Royal Holloway is delighted to announce scholarships for students starting our MMus degree in September 2026.

Music at Royal Holloway ranked No. 1 for research in Times Good University Guide 2026

The Department of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, has been ranked number one in the UK for research in the prestigious Times Good University Guide 2026.

About us

Welcome to the Department of Music

Studying here

Study in one of the leading Music departments in the UK

Research

Our work on music covers a broad chronology and geography

Your future career

Music graduates from Royal Holloway have had particular career success

Eliot Mead (BA Music and Drama)

Why studying Music matters

“The best thing is doing what I love”
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7th

in the UK for Music.

Source: Complete University Guide, 2026

6th

in the UK for performing arts.

Source: QS World University Rankings, 2024

1st

in the UK for Music Research

Source: REF 2021, Times Higher Education

4th

in the UK for Music

Source: Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025

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  • Music

    Music with German

    3 years full time

    BA W3R2

  • Music

    Music with Spanish

    3 years full time

    BA W3R4

  • Music

    BMus Music with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W30F

  • Music

    BMus Music with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W30F

  • Music

    Music with Italian

    3 years full time

    BA W3R3

  • Music

    BA Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Interactive Media with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W35F

  • Music

    Music

    3 years full time

    BMus W302

  • Music

    Music with French

    3 years full time

    BA W3R1

  • Music

    Music and Sound Design for Film, Television, and Games

    3 years full time

    BA W350

  • Music

    BA Music and Sound Design for Film, Television and Games with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    W35F

  • Music

    Music and English

    3 years full time

    BA WQ33

  • Music

    Music with Philosophy

    3 years full time

    BA W3V5

  • Music

    Music with Political Studies

    3 years full time

    BA W3L2

  • Languages, Literatures and Cultures

    Modern Languages and Music

    4 years full time

    BA RW93

  • History

    History and Music

    3 years full time

    BA VW13

  • Drama, Theatre and Dance

    Music and Theatre

    3 years full time

    BA WW43

  • Mathematics

    Mathematics and Music

    3 years full time

    BA GW13

  • Physics

    Physics with Music

    3 years full time

    BSc F3W3

  • Music

    Music - Collaborative Piano pathway

    1 year full time

    MMus

  • Music

    Music - Music and Management pathway

    1 year full time

    MMus

  • Music

    Music Performance

    1 year full time

    PG Dip

  • Music

    Music - Performance pathway

    1 year full time

    MMus

  • Music

    Music PhD

    4 years full time

    PhD

  • Music

    Music - Film, TV, and Game Music pathway

    1 year full time

    MMus

  • Music

    Music - Composition pathway

    1 year full time

    MMus

  • Music

    Music - Ethnomusicology & Musicology pathway

    1 year full time

    MMus

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