182 PhD programmes in Music in North America

Candidates for the Doctor of Musical Arts in Choral Conducting at the University of Miami Frost School of Music must possess and demonstrate a gift of musical leadership based upon broad experience with choral ensembles and a strong foundation of skills from previous training.

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. 

The School of Music at University of Utah is a member of, and accredited by, the National Association of Schools of Music (NASM).

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

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. 

The Musical Arts program at Louisiana State University is designed to prepare students to be artist-performers and conductors, in either university settings or the professional arena.

The Ph.D. degree in Music Education from Kent State University integrates teaching, theory and research in inquiry about music teaching and learning. 

The Music Education faculty at Boston University aim to prepare students to work effectively within contemporary music and education landscapes.

The Music - Music Education program at Louisiana State University is offered to students who show promise as outstanding researchers and master teachers of music.

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.

The Department of Music at University of California, Berkeley is one of the oldest and most prominent in the country, bringing together a renowned group of composers, scholars, and performers. 

The University of Arizona offers the Music - Music Education degree with emphases in Composition, Conducting, Ethnomusicology, Music Education, Music Theory, Musicology, and Performance (Instrumental, Harpsichord, Organ, Piano, Piano Accompanying, Piano Performance and Dance Accompanying, and Voice).  

At the Brown University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Music and Multimedia Composition.

As a Brass student at Texas Christian University, you’ll access a range of courses and opportunities that will equip you with the specific skills and guidance to grow as a musician.

Develop highly qualified skills in the art and science of conducting with opportunities to demonstrate your full capabilities leading both choral and instrumental ensembles. We offer a Music Conducting degree at University of South Carolina.

The PhD in Music at University of Hawaii at Manoa offers concentrations in four areas: composition, ethnomusicology, music education, and musicology. Students work closely with faculty advisors to define coursework in their specialties and in related areas of study, remove pre-program deficiencies, and prepare for the comprehensive exam and dissertation.

Focus your studies on brass. At Indiana University Bloomington we offer a doctoral degree in Euphonium. 

The Department of Folklore and Ethnomusicology at Indiana University Bloomington offers training in a number of subfields of folklore, including oral narrative, song, material culture, ritual, festival, worldview, as well as ethnomusicology, the study of music as culture, with emphasis on area studies, theory, and presentation and preservation of music. 

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

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