182 PhD programmes in Music in North America

Graduates from all areas of the Music program at the University of Toronto occupy leading positions in music departments across Canada and around the world.​

The Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) at Western University - Canada is a doctoral degree in Music Performance with areas of concentration in voice, piano (solo and collaborative), violin, viola, cello, clarinet, trumpet, percussion, saxophone, trombone, and choral conducting.

The School of Music core faculty and affiliated professors offer a PhD in Interdisciplinary Research in Music at the University of Ottawa. The program is based on an interdisciplinary approach in which music studies are placed at the heart of the program and are combined with a complementary research discipline.

The University of Maryland School of Music provides an exceptional professional musical education within the context of a college of arts and humanities and a major research university.

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

The D.M.A. Music program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers emphases in performance (applied instrument or chamber music), composition, jazz studies, and conducting.

The Wind Conducting 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 Piano Accompanying and Chamber Music Program at University of Rochester is one of the oldest and most distinguished in the nation. 

Students in the PhD in Music program at Western University - Canada are engaged in a program of study that leads to an original contribution to their field of study: composition; music education; musicology; or music theory.

The PhD in Music Education at Case Western Reserve University is for individuals who wish to teach at the college level or obtain positions of leadership in school music programs (P-12). 

The Music Education Ph.D. program at Pennsylvania State University offers advanced study in the processes of teaching and learning music from a research-based perspective.

The University of Kansas Doctor of Musical Arts in Piano Performance and Pedagogy is designed for students who wish to combine their love of piano with the study of essential principles of learning and practice.

At University of Kansas, the Doctor of Philosophy degree in music is offered in Music Theory, and applicants are expected to hold a Master of Music degree with an emphasis in music theory from KU or an equivalent master’s degree from another accredited institution. 

Discover a new level of musical excellence, we offer a Piano Pedagogy degree at Indiana University Bloomington.

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

The doctoral program in Music Education - Music Therapy at Florida State University offers those seeking a career path in university research and teaching a flexible degree that matches goals and strengths to opportunities in the profession.

The Department of Music at University of Alberta offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Music, Doctor of Music, and Doctor of Philosophy. 

In our PhD Music Education program at The University of Iowa, we mentor you to develop your skills to become an independent researcher in the areas of study you wish to explore. 

The Guitar 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 Orchestral Instruments 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.