264 PhD programmes in Music

The Doctor of Philosophy program at the University of Miami is offered in Music Education, as well as in Music Education with Music Therapy Emphasis.

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.

At the University of Sussex, we pride ourselves on our strengths in critical and theoretical thinking about Music.

Are you interested in researching and interrogating the languages and performance styles of popular music? this Popular Music Practice programme is offered at the University of Sussex.

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Music at the University of Sydney Conservatorium of Music may be pursued in composition, creative work in music, ethnomusicology, musicology, music education, and performance studies.

At the graduate level at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), specialized studies lead to Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in composition; Master of Music (M.M.) and Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degrees in all classical solo instruments, voice, and conducting; and the master of music degree in jazz performance.

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Fine Arts and Music at University of Melbourne signifies that the holder has undertaken a substantial piece of original research, which has been conducted and reported by the holder under proper academic supervision and in a research environment for a prescribed period.

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

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. 

This Music degree at University of Oxford, with specialisation in musicology or composition, is awarded upon successful completion of a substantial original contribution to these fields prepared over the course of usually three or four years for full-time students, or seven or eight years for part-time students.

The Department of Music at Royal Holloway University of London is consistently rated as one of the top research departments in the UK with an international reputation of high distinction.

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.

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.

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

A unique aspect of the Music program at Northwestern University is a cognate area requirement in a non-music field such as psychology of learning, cognitive science, learning sciences, cultural studies, social sciences, humanities, philosophy, or communication studies. 

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

The Frost School of Music at the University of Miami offers a Doctor of Philosophy degree program in Music Education - Music Therapy.

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 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.