169 PhD programmes in Music in United States

The USC Piano Pedagogy Program at University of South Carolina is the only comprehensive piano pedagogy program in the United States. We have a long and distinguished history of research and teacher training in the area of piano pedagogy. 

The DMA program in Conducting at Arizona State University offers emerging conductors the opportunity to improve their art, craft and scholarship while becoming well-versed in multiple areas of conducting.

The Department of Music at the University of California, Riverside offers Ph.D. degrees in ethnomusicology, musicology, and composition.

Are you interested in a cross-section of the arts and science? Join a diverse Music (Interdisciplinary Digital Media) program at Arizona State University that challenges you to develop advanced skills in digital sound and experimental media.

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

In a program devoted to music in all its aspects and contexts, the music department at the University of Pittsburgh awards the graduate degree of PhD in Music. The program comprises the four subdisciplines of music scholarship— ethnomusicology, musicology, and composition and theory, and jazz studies.

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 Choral Conducting.

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 Conducting - Wind program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.

Discover a new level of musical excellence. We offer a program degree in Jazz Studies at Indiana University Bloomington. 

Enrich your life as an artistic teacher and a student of music. This Music Education program at the University of Missouri - Kansas City offers advanced training to help you maximize your talents as a musician, performer and educator

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

Discover a new level of musical excellence. We offer a doctoral degree in Violin at Indiana University Bloomington.

At Indiana University Bloomington, we offer our graduate students a doctoral degree in Bassoon. Join us! 

Discover a new level of musical excellence with the Organ and Sacred Music program from Indiana University Bloomington.

Inspire the next generation of musicians. Whether you want to spend your career instilling a love of music in young children, helping older children develop their skills, or working in academia, we have a music education program that will fit your needs. We offer a Music Education degree at the Indiana University Bloomington. 

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

Discover a new level of musical excellence with the Woodwind Instruments degree at Indiana University Bloomington.

Whether your passion is violin, viola, cello, or Double Bass, you’ll find the perfect program for you here, at Indiana University Bloomington.

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