Music Composition

60 PhD programmes in Music Composition

Victoria University of Wellington4,1(84)

Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide

PhD in Composition Arts

Develop your skills in notated composition, film scoring, music technology or sonic arts to a professional level with a PhD in Composition Arts postgraduate study from Victoria University of Wellington.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 yearsTuition not available

Victoria University of Wellington4,1(84)

Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide

Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition

Graduate with the skills you need to be able to perform, compose or teach at a high professional level with this Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition program from Victoria University of Wellington.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$24,658/yr

University of Birmingham4,2(51)

Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Musical Composition

Discover your own path as a composer. They welcome traditional and innovative composition styles, offering you opportunities to combine instruments and the latest technology to produce new compositions. Learn more at the Musical Composition programme from University of Birmingham.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

3 years$31,644/yr

Cardiff University4,6(168)

Cardiff, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

This Composition programme from Cardiff University, offers an opportunity to study with leading composers with internationally regarded expertise and experience in contemporary music composition.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$28,681/yr

University of Memphis4,3(18)

Memphis, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Composition

Designed for students seeking the highest degree in the field, the Composition program offered by University of Memphis is a rigorous three-year course of study culminating in a doctoral dissertation.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

3 yearsTuition not available

King's College London4,2(122)

London, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music Research

We offer a phd degree in Music Research at the King's College London. The department has an international reputation for music research in history, theory, anthropology/ethnography, composition, and creative practice.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$36,664/yr

University of California, Davis4,3(13)

Davis, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Composition and Theory

The Graduate Composition and Theory Program at the University of California, Davis, provides an invigorating and liberating approach to the art of music composition.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$30,691/yr

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign4,5(28)

Urbana, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music Composition

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer our graduate students a DMA degree in Music Composition.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

7 years$32,204/yr

Kent State University4,2(19)

Kent, United States Top 5% in Worldwide

Music Theory - Composition

The Ph.D. degree in Music Theory - Composition from Kent State University prepares composers, research scholars and college/university teachers in the areas of music theory and composition.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$19,954/yr

University of British Columbia4,2(211)

Vancouver, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Composition

The D.M.A. Composition program at University of British Columbia is designed for composers 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. Full-time On-campus

6 years$7,122/yr

University of Dundee4,1(84)

Dundee, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

The Language of Visual Music

The language of visual music: An historical re-evaluation of the visual music canon in search of the origins of correlations between sound and vision. Join The Language of Visual Music programme at the University of Dundee.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

3 years$29,683/yr

University of Rochester4,9(7)

Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

The Composition Department at University of Rochester is devoted to teaching students who wish to pursue a professional and/or academic career in concert and computer music composition.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$49,148/yr

University of Rochester4,9(7)

Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

The Composition Department at University of Rochester is devoted to teaching students who wish to pursue a professional and/or academic career in concert and computer music composition.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$49,148/yr

Rutgers University4,2(59)

New Brunswick, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Composition

In the Composition course at Rutgers University individualized qualifying exams prepare students for the dissertation, which consists of a major composition as well as a substantial essay on a subject related to the field of contemporary music.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$37,176/yr

University of Maryland4,1(18)

College Park, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music Performance and Composition

The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) in Music Performance and Composition at the University of Maryland is designed for graduate students who desire advanced professional study in composition, conducting or performance within the context of a major research university.

Ph. D. Full-time On-campus

9 years$8,346/yr

The University of Arizona4,2(47)

Tucson, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Musical Arts - Composition

The Musical Arts - Composition 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. Full-time On-campus

5 years$23,400/yr

McGill University4,4(100)

Montréal, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Music - Composition

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Music - Composition offered by the Schulich School of Music at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes dynamic and hands-on learning opportunities.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$13,407/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(39)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music - Composition

The Music - Composition program at Louisiana State University is offered to students who show promise as outstanding composers and creative innovators.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$29,770/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(39)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music - Experimental Music and Digital Media

The Music - Experimental Music and Digital Media program at Louisiana State University is designed to prepare students to be composers, performers or music researchers whose work explores music technology, digital media and experimentation in either professional or academic settings.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$29,770/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(39)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Music - Musicology

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

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$29,770/yr