42 PhD programmes in Music Composition in United States

Join our community of exceptional composers and performers. We offer a Composition degree at Indiana University Bloomington.

The DMA in Composition at Stanford University is offered to a limited number of students who demonstrate substantial training in the field and high promise of attainment as composers.

Princeton offers a very open curriculum in which students from Music Composition program at Princeton University are free to pursue their own individual compositional interests.

Known for its aesthetic diversity and openness to the ever-changing and progressive world of composition, the Frost School of Music's Department of Music Theory and Composition at the University of Miami has a long tradition of distinguished faculty and students. 

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.

Prospective Doctor of Musical Arts students at University of Houston in all areas except Music Education must audition before a faculty committee. 

Gain a broad exposure to a wide range of musical repertoire and knowledge through required and elective Composition coursework offered at the Florida State University. 

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 Composition program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.

The DMA in Music Composition at Arizona State University is a comprehensive professional degree program designed for outstanding students of acoustic, electronic and multimedia composition who are preparing for professional careers, including teaching positions at the university level.

Study with nationally recognized faculty in one of North America’s leading Music Composition programs with this degree at the University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Graduate studies in Music (Composition) at the University of Washington prepare students for careers in academia and performance. 

Conduct cutting-edge research in music and music composition, develop and complete a dissertation, and present a final recital of your compositions. We offer a Music Performance and Composition - Composers degree at New York University. 

Students in the Music - Music Education program at Northwestern University design a course of study incorporating their individual interests and a broad-based approach to contemporary music research. 

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. 

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 Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in Composition at Boston University School of Music is a comprehensive professional program in the College of Fine Arts.

The mission of the three year Doctor of Musical Arts in Jazz Composition at the University of Miami is to provide students with opportunities for advanced study in jazz and studio arranging, composition and orchestration. 

The Composition 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. 

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.

Students in the Music - Composition and Music Technology program at Northwestern University design a course of study incorporating their individual interests and a broad-based approach to contemporary music research.