16 PhD programmes offered by the university

This Piano Performance degree at Florida State University is offered to candidates who have achieved distinction in public performance and who demonstrate ability to execute research and scholarly study.

The Doctor of Music program in Brass Performance at Florida State University offers a student much flexibility in choosing courses that will provide a comprehensive base for career development. 

The Doctor of Philosophy in Art History at Florida State University is a research degree designed to form a critical and productive scholar by focusing on a particular field within the history of art.

The Strings Performance degree at Florida State University offers students rigorous training as performer, teacher, and researcher. 

This Musicology degree at the Florida State University is available to candidates who demonstrate superior musicianship and scholarship. Specialization of interests in Historical Musicology or Ethnomusicology can be pursued within the major.

The doctoral program in Music Education - Music Therapy at Florida State University offers those seeking a career path in university research and teaching a flexible degree that matches goals and strengths to opportunities in the profession.

The PhD Program in Theatre and Performance Research at Florida State University trains artist-scholars who create theoretically engaged work at the intersections of theatre and performance research and practice. 

The Voice Performance degree at Florida State University offers students rigorous training as performer, teacher, and researcher

The doctoral (Ph.D.) program in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at Florida State University educates scholars to teach, conduct research, and carry out service that contributes to a better understanding and shaping of resilient communities and ecosystems in order to promote human capabilities, social justice, sustainable livelihoods, and community health and safety. 

This Organ Performance degree at Florida State University is offered to candidates who have achieved distinction in public performance and who demonstrate ability to execute research and scholarly study.

Our Ph.D. Music Theory graduates at Florida State University have an extremely enviable placement record going back for many years.

Students in the Music Education PhD degree at Florida State University serve as conducting assistants in the major choral, orchestral and wind ensembles, teach undergraduate beginning conducting courses, and assist the faculty directors in the management of a large ensemble studies program.

Gain a broad exposure to a wide range of musical repertoire and knowledge through required and elective Composition coursework offered at the Florida State University. 

This Collaborative Piano degree at Florida State University is offered to candidates who have achieved distinction in public performance and who demonstrate ability to execute research and scholarly study.

The Doctor of Music program in Woodwind Performance at Florida State University offers a student much flexibility in choosing courses that will provide a comprehensive base for career development.  

The Doctor of Music program in Percussion Performance at Florida State University offers a student much flexibility in choosing courses that will provide a comprehensive base for career development.