57 Full-time PhD programmes in Music Composition

In the Composition course at Rutgers University individualized qualifying exams prepare students for the dissertation, which consists of a major composition as well as a substantial essay on a subject related to the field of contemporary music. 

Prepare to help Music Composition students at University of South Carolina explore their original ideas in a rigorous and creative environment committed to musical excellence. Advance your professional composition skills through one-to-one instruction.

A superb opportunity to develop your own portfolio of compositions in a professional and supportive environment. We welcome a broad range of styles and approaches in the Music Composition programme offered at the University of Nottingham. 

At the Brown University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Music and Multimedia Composition.

The Musical Arts - Composition degree from The University of Arizona has emphases in composition, conducting, and performance. In the performance emphasis concentrations are available in bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, guitar, horn, harp, harpsichord, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, and voice. 

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Music - Composition offered by the Schulich School of Music at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes dynamic and hands-on learning opportunities. 

The DMA in Composition at Stanford University is offered to a limited number of students who demonstrate substantial training in the field and high promise of attainment as composers.

In the Music Theory and Composition program from Texas Christian University, you’ll learn from five full-time faculty composers and theorists, as well as several other accomplished composers, in a highly selective program based on individual instruction and mentoring.

The Ph.D. program in Composition at the University of Pennsylvania stresses training in the craft of composition, contemporary repertory, and theory and analysis.

This Music - Composition degree programme is offered by the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria.

Princeton offers a very open curriculum in which students from Music Composition program at Princeton University are free to pursue their own individual compositional interests.

The mission of the School of Music at the University of Oklahoma is to advance learning, teaching, scholarly and creative activity, and service. The school offers this degree in Composition.

Join our community of exceptional composers and performers. We offer a Composition degree at Indiana University Bloomington.

The Department of Music has for decades enjoyed a reputation as one of a handful of departments in North America dedicated to contemporary musical creation at the highest level.  The Music Composition program is offered at the University at Buffalo .

Students in the Music - Music Education program at Northwestern University design a course of study incorporating their individual interests and a broad-based approach to contemporary music research. 

Students in the Music - Music Theory and Cognition program at Northwestern University design a course of study incorporating their individual interests and a broad-based approach to contemporary music research. 

This Musical Arts doctoral program at James Madison University helps students prepare for careers in higher education by emphasizing pedagogy, literature and advanced-performance skills. 

Theories of music describe ways that listeners, composers, and performers conceive of the elements of their art. We offer a Music Theory degree at the University of British Columbia.

Graduate studies in Music (Composition) at the University of Washington prepare students for careers in academia and performance. 

The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Composition at Boston University School of Music is a comprehensive professional program in the College of Fine Arts.