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260 Full-time PhD programmes in Music
Texas Christian University4,6(18)
Fort Worth, United States Music
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.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 years$22,100/yr
University of Miami4,6(20)
Miami, United States Top 4% in Worldwide Music Education - Music Therapy
The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree program in Music Education - Music Therapy.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$52,880/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide Musical Acoustics
Musical Acoustics research at The Open University UK is carried out by PhD students working individually or in collaboration with the Group’s other PhD students, postdoctoral researchers and academic staff.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$17,066/yr
Northwestern University4,3(51)
Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Music
A unique aspect of the Music program at Northwestern University is a cognate area requirement in a non-music field such as psychology of learning, cognitive science, learning sciences, cultural studies, social sciences, humanities, philosophy, or communication studies.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$9,344/yr
New York University4,3(115)
New York City, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Music Education - Music Therapy
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.
Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$20,448/yr
Royal Holloway University of London4,4(59)
Egham, United Kingdom Top 8% in Worldwide Music
The Department of Music at Royal Holloway University of London is consistently rated as one of the top research departments in the UK with an international reputation of high distinction.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$35,463/yr
University of British Columbia4,2(195)
Vancouver, Canada Top 1% in Worldwide Orchestral Instrument
The D.M.A. Orchestral Instrument program at University of British Columbia is designed for performers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level.
Ph. D. On-campus
6 years$7,058/yr
Louisiana State University4,2(37)
Baton Rouge, United States Top 8% in Worldwide Music - Music Theory
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.
Ph.D. On-campus
$29,770/yr
West Virginia University4,3(9)
Morgantown, United States Top 15% in Worldwide Conducting
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.
Ph. D. On-campus
5 years$31,914/yr
University of Georgia4,1(51)
Athens, United States Top 6% in Worldwide Music
The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) at University of Georgia is a terminal Music degree in the fields of music composition, conducting, and performance.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
University of Melbourne4,2(119)
Melbourne, Australia Top 0.5% in Worldwide Fine Arts and Music
The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts and Music at University of Melbourne signifies that the holder has undertaken a substantial piece of original research, which has been conducted and reported by the holder under proper academic supervision and in a research environment for a prescribed period.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$32,734/yr
The University of Arizona4,2(48)
Tucson, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Musical Arts - Performance
The Musical Arts - Performance 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.
Ph. D. On-campus
5 years$23,400/yr
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)4,2(80)
Beverly Hills, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Music
At the graduate level at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), specialized studies lead to Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in composition; Master of Music (M.M.) and Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degrees in all classical solo instruments, voice, and conducting; and the master of music degree in jazz performance.
Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$36,297/yr
University of British Columbia4,2(195)
Vancouver, Canada Top 1% in Worldwide Voice
The D.M.A. Voice program at University of British Columbia is designed for performers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level.
Ph. D. On-campus
6 years$7,058/yr
Northwestern University4,3(51)
Evanston, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Music - Music Theory and Cognition
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.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$9,344/yr
The University of Alabama4,3(3)
Tuscaloosa, United States Top 10% in Worldwide Music
The School of Music at The University of Alabama offers the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in conducting (wind & choral), composition, and performance.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 years$34,542/yr
University of British Columbia4,2(195)
Vancouver, Canada Top 1% in Worldwide Music Theory
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.
Ph.D. On-campus
6 years$7,058/yr
University of Glasgow4,3(92)
Glasgow, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide Music
Music at University of Glasgow has a dynamic, supportive but rigorous research culture with a strong sense of community linked by ideas and practice.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$37,236/yr
Catholic University of America4,1(27)
Washington, D. C., United States Top 20% in Worldwide Orchestral Instruments
We offer a phd degree in Orchestral Instruments at the Catholic University of America. Acceptance as a graduate student by the Departments of Music is required.
Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$52,190/yr
University of Nevada, Reno4,2(14)
Reno, United States Top 15% in Worldwide Musical Arts
The University of Nevada, Reno Department of Music is proud to announce the acceptance of applications to its Doctor of Musical Arts degree program.
Ph. D. On-campus
8 yearsTuition not available