169 PhD programmes in Music in United States

The University of Nevada, Reno Department of Music is proud to announce the acceptance of applications to its Doctor of Musical Arts degree program.

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. 

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. 

This Collaborative Piano degree at Florida State University is offered to candidates who have achieved distinction in public performance and who demonstrate ability to execute research and scholarly study.

A comprehensive program in Music Theory at University of Rochester contributes to the education of every undergraduate Eastman student, with courses for the well-rounded musician, including analysis, style composition, improvisation, and music making. 

The Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) at University of Georgia is a terminal Music degree in the fields of music composition, conducting, and performance.

The doctoral program at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign in music education consists of the Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education. 

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer a Doctor of Music degree in Choral Music. 

For credentialed music therapists with an articulated area of clinical specialization who want to develop research skills, this Music Education - Music Therapy degree at New York University allows you to design a program of study based on your specific areas of interest. 

The Glenn Korff School of Music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers the Ph.D. in Music degree with three areas of emphasis: Music Education, Piano Pedagogy, and Vocal Pedagogy.

Our Ph.D. Music Technology students don’t just use technology to make music. They invent the next generation of technologies that will revolutionize the music industry. Learn more about the blend of creative and technical work at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Music.

The Department of Music at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in Western classical music, with concentrations in composition and performance and a specialized undergraduate program in music education. 

The primary objective of the Conducting program from the West Virginia University is the recognition of the highest achievement in music performance and teaching, preparing artist-pedagogues for careers in higher education and in the professional world.

The Music Department at Rutgers University offers a comprehensive music programme within the context of a public research university.

The School of Music at Texas Christian University will challenge you to grow and excel personally and musically as we prepare you to join the next generation of world-changing teachers, performers, scholars, composers and arts advocates.

Students in the Music Education PhD degree at Florida State University serve as conducting assistants in the major choral, orchestral and wind ensembles, teach undergraduate beginning conducting courses, and assist the faculty directors in the management of a large ensemble studies program.

DMA Conducting (Orchestral) majors at University of Rochester specialize in choral, orchestral, or wind conducting, but also conduct in areas other than their principal repertory.

The Voice 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 School of Music at The University of Alabama offers the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) in conducting (wind & choral), composition, and performance.

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