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260 Full-time PhD programmes in Music
University of Sussex4,0(79)
Brighton, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide Popular Music Practice
Are you interested in researching and interrogating the languages and performance styles of popular music? this Popular Music Practice programme is offered at the University of Sussex.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$31,567/yr
UCSI University3,8(17)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Music
Embark on a transformative journey into the world of music with UCSI University's comprehensive Music doctoral program.
Ph.D. On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Flute
Focus your studies on woodwinds. At Indiana University Bloomington we offer a doctoral degree in Flute.
Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
University of Rochester4,9(7)
Rochester, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Music Theory
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.
Ph.D. On-campus
6 years$49,148/yr
University of Sussex4,0(79)
Brighton, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide Music
At the University of Sussex, we pride ourselves on our strengths in critical and theoretical thinking about Music.
Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$31,567/yr
Abertay University3,9(95)
Dundee, United Kingdom Interactive Sound and Music
Interactive Sound and Music researchers at Abertay University are operating at the forefront in dynamic audio production for applications including games, immersive experiences, installations, and performance and play.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 years$19,813/yr
University of Plymouth4,3(101)
Plymouth, United Kingdom Top 8% in Worldwide Computer Music
The Computer Music course at University of Plymouth will immerse you in a world of cutting-edge research under the umbrella of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research.
Ph.D. On-campus
2 years$25,946/yr
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Horn
Discover a new level of musical excellence. We offer a Horn degree at the Indiana University Bloomington.
Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
University of Cape Town4,2(164)
Cape Town, South Africa Top 3% in Worldwide Music
The South African College of Music at University of Cape Town offers training in a range of orchestral instruments, piano, voice, African music and jazz.
Ph.D. On-campus
2 years$1,637/yr
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Organ
Discover a new level of musical excellence. We offer a doctoral degree in Organ at the Indiana University Bloomington.
Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
University of Portsmouth3,9(89)
Portsmouth, United Kingdom Top 8% in Worldwide Performance, Theatre and Music
Join the Performance, Theatre and Music course from the University of Portsmouth and take your expertise in Performance, Theatre & Music into an independent research degree exploring how these forms entertain, enrich lives and drive social change.
Ph.D. On-campus +2
3 years$24,045/yr
Cornell University4,2(42)
Ithaca, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Music
Music at Cornell University flourishes through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of performance, historical musicology, ethno-musicology, composition, and music theory.
Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$20,800/yr
Birmingham City University4,1(108)
Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 20% in Worldwide Conservatoire
A Conservatoire PhD at Birmingham City University will help you create opportunities to develop research skills that support performance, composition or a scholarly career.
Ph.D. On-campus +2
3 years$20,713/yr
The Chinese University of Hong Kong3,8(12)
Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR) Top 1% in Worldwide Music
The Music programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong have the longest history and also the largest intake of research postgraduates in Hong Kong.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 years$5,990/yr
The University of Arizona4,2(48)
Tucson, United States Top 3% in Worldwide Musical Arts - Conducting
The Musical Arts - Conducting 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
Texas Christian University4,6(18)
Fort Worth, United States Strings
Take your musical talent to the highest level with this Strings degree at the Texas Christian University.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 years$30,940/yr
Texas Christian University4,6(18)
Fort Worth, United States Voice
Find your voice on the stage, in the classroom or in the world. We offer a DMA degree in Voice at the Texas Christian University.
Ph. D. On-campus
3 yearsTuition not available
Johns Hopkins University4,5(42)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide Organ
The Organ program at Johns Hopkins University leading to the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) provides students with the highest level of professional training in the art of musical performance or the craft of musical composition.
Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$66,670/yr
Catholic University of America4,1(27)
Washington, D. C., United States Top 20% in Worldwide Composition
At the Catholic University of America, the Doctor of Musical Arts — the Departments of Music's highest professional Composition degree — is designed for those students who have already demonstrated significant compositional achievement, and who show great professional promise.
Ph. D. On-campus
5 years$52,190/yr
Florida State University4,4(370)
Tallahassee, United States Top 5% in Worldwide Woodwind Performance
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.
Ph. D. On-campus
5 years$22,052/yr