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260 Full-time PhD programmes in Music

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University of Nottingham4,2(105)
Online Top 2% in Worldwide

Music by Distance Learning

Invest your time and follow your passion to create original research with this Music by Distance Learning programme from University of Nottingham.

Ph.D. Online
4 years$34,590/yr
Guildhall School of Music & Drama4,0(1)
London, United Kingdom

Music

The Music programme from Guildhall School of Music & Drama is distinctive in that it is dedicated to the performing arts. Researchers pursue self-directed projects that connect creative practice with scholarly enquiry in an outstanding conservatoire with world-class facilities.  

Ph.D. On-campus
5 years$26,973/yr
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music Theory

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

Ph.D. On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg4,2(159)
Johannesburg, South Africa Top 4% in Worldwide

Music

This Music degree programme is offered by the Wits School of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

Ph.D. On-campus
2 years$1,894/yr
University of Sussex4,0(79)
Brighton, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Music Theatre

A PhD in Music Theatre at the University of Sussex invites you to work across media to challenge disciplinary boundaries.

Ph.D. On-campus
4 years$31,567/yr
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn4,3(14)
Olsztyn, Poland Top 20% in Worldwide

Music

The Music programme at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn makes it possible to obtain a doctoral degree in the field of arts in the artistic discipline of musical arts in the field of conducting.

Ph.D. On-campus
4 yearsTuition not available
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Viola

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

Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
University of Cincinnati4,3(17)
Cincinnati, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Conducting - Orchestral

The UC College-Conservatory of Music offers students unparalleled opportunities to perform, learn and live in a thriving next-generation city known for its intense interest in the performing and media arts. This Conducting - Orchestral program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.

Ph. D. On-campus
5 years$26,644/yr
Ball State University4,1(25)
Muncie, United States

Music

The Doctor of Arts (DA) degree in Music at Ball State University is unique in the industry in that it combines a strong primary study area, a robust secondary emphasis that is more significant than most other programs, and an emphasis on integrating teaching, performance, and scholarship appropriate to your area of study.

Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$27,918/yr
University of Memphis4,3(18)
Memphis, United States Top 20% in Worldwide

Music Education

The Music Education program is offered by University of Memphis. Train to teach from the moment you step on campus. Our well-respected music education curriculum at Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is based on musicianship, teaching and research and is taught by the finest faculty in the field. 

Ph.D. On-campus
Tuition not available
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Voice

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

Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
The Open University UK4,2(159)
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Top 15% in Worldwide

Music Computing

Music Computing research The Open University UK is focused on empowering musicians, illuminating musical activities, and modelling music perception and cognition.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$22,057/yr
Indiana University Bloomington4,0(194)
Bloomington, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Piano

Discover a new level of musical excellence with this doctoral degree in Piano at Indiana University Bloomington.

Ph. D. On-campus
7 years$30,748/yr
University of Jyväskylä4,2(17)
Jyväskylä, Finland Top 7% in Worldwide

Music, Art and Culture Studies

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. The licentiate degree consists of a licentiate thesis and additional postgraduate studies. University of Jyväskylä offers the Music, Art and Culture Studies programme. 

Ph.D. On-campus
3 yearsFree
Cornell University4,2(42)
Ithaca, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music

Music at Cornell flourishes through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of performance, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, composition, and music theory. The Music D.M.A program is offered by Cornell University.

Ph. D. On-campus
5 years$20,800/yr
University of Miami4,6(20)
Miami, United States Top 4% in Worldwide

Music Education

The Doctor of Philosophy program at the University of Miami is offered in Music Education, as well as in Music Education with Music Therapy Emphasis.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$52,880/yr
University of Nebraska-Lincoln4,6(9)
Lincoln, United States Top 6% in Worldwide

Music

The Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers the Ph.D. in Music degree with three areas of emphasis: Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, and Vocal Pedagogy.

Ph.D. On-campus
8 years$31,182/yr
Johns Hopkins University4,5(42)
Baltimore, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Voice

The Voice 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
University of Oxford4,1(106)
Oxford, United Kingdom Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Music

This Music degree at University of Oxford, with specialisation in musicology or composition, is awarded upon successful completion of a substantial original contribution to these fields prepared over the course of usually three or four years for full-time students, or seven or eight years for part-time students.

Ph.D. On-campus
3 years$49,809/yr
Georgia Institute of Technology4,4(50)
Atlanta, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Music Technology

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.

Ph.D. On-campus
7 years$12,276/yr

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