164 PhD programmes in Music in United States

The School of Music at Texas Christian University will challenge you to grow and excel personally and musically as we prepare you to join the next generation of world-changing teachers, performers, scholars, composers and arts advocates.

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer a Doctor of Music degree in Choral Music. 

Focus your studies on woodwinds. At Indiana University Bloomington we offer a doctoral degree in Flute. 

Discover a new level of musical excellence. We offer a Conducting Orchestral degree at the Indiana University Bloomington. 

Discover a new level of musical excellence. We offer a doctoral degree in Oboe at Indiana University Bloomington.

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.

A comprehensive program in Music Theory at University of Rochester contributes to the education of every undergraduate Eastman student, with courses for the well-rounded musician, including analysis, style composition, improvisation, and music making. 

For credentialed music therapists with an articulated area of clinical specialization who want to develop research skills, this Music Education - Music Therapy degree at New York University allows you to design a program of study based on your specific areas of interest. 

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer a degree in Vocal Coaching and Accompanying.

This advanced Conducting degree program at thee University of Missouri - Kansas City offers students a chance to learn the art of conducting from top faculty, while also diving deep into the history and technical structure of a wide variety of musical genres.

Discover a new level of musical excellence. We offer a Horn degree at the Indiana University Bloomington. 

Discover a new level of musical excellence with the doctoral degree in Trombone offered at Indiana University Bloomington.

The Ph.D. in Chinese or Japanese at Indiana University Bloomington is designed to prepare students for careers in teaching and research at the college and university level.

The University of Nevada, Reno Department of Music is proud to announce the acceptance of applications to its Doctor of Musical Arts degree program.

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. 

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. 

The School of Music at The University of Alabama offers the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in conducting (wind & choral), composition, and performance.

Our Ph.D. Music Technology students don’t just use technology to make music. They invent the next generation of technologies that will revolutionize the music industry. Learn more about the blend of creative and technical work at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Music.

The primary objective of the Conducting program from the West Virginia University is the recognition of the highest achievement in music performance and teaching, preparing artist-pedagogues for careers in higher education and in the professional world.

The Music - Music Theory program at Louisiana State University is intended to develop in students the knowledge, concepts, and techniques for research in music theory and to prepare students for teaching at the college/university level.