63 Full-time PhD programmes in Musicology

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 Instrumental Conducting.

The Art History and Musicology programme offered by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona develops advanced research expertise in art, music, and cultural heritage through interdisciplinary approaches.

Examine and expand the traditional boundaries of musicology as you research, create and teach with this Music (Musicology) program at Arizona State University.

The M.A. and Ph.D. programs in Musicology at the University of British Columbia School of Music offer students advanced training leading to professional careers in teaching and scholarly research. 

Ethnomusicology at Stanford University prepares students to study sound, listening, and musical practices in diverse social and cultural contexts.

The Open University UK welcomes applications for PhD study in Ethnomusicology and ethnographic studies of music more broadly.

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 Musicology Department at University of Rochester provides students across the Eastman community with creatively designed courses that explore the intricacies of musical meaning and aesthetics in widely divergent historical, cultural, and geographical settings.

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Musicology.

The MA/PhD in Ethnomusicology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)  investigates music in cultural and social contexts. In preparing students for careers in studying global music communities, our program assists students in understanding music as social practice from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.

The Department of Musicology at Uppsala University boasts a wide range of research interests and projects. Our education and research on music is based on perspectives on humanistic knowledge, with a focus on cultural, historical and aesthetic issues.

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 Woodwinds.

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 Organ.

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 Percussion.

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. 

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.

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. 

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Musicology doctorate at the University of Bern? 

Through completion of advanced course work and rigorous skills training, the Musicology doctoral program at Stanford University prepares students to make original contributions to the knowledge and practice of music and to interpret and present the results of such work in appropriate venues and publications.

The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Piano Pedagogy degree at the Catholic University of America is offered to selected qualified students as a recognition of high professional attainment.