264 PhD programmes in Music

This Composition programme from Cardiff University, offers an opportunity to study with leading composers with internationally regarded expertise and experience in contemporary music composition.

Build on your musical knowledge and gain skills in research and critical thinking with postgraduate study in Music program from Victoria University of Wellington.

Throughout this Music Education (Online) program from Liberty University you can prepare to bring the gift of music to students of all ages. 

This Worship with the Worship Studies - Ethnomusicology (Online) program from Liberty University can equip you to interpret non-Western musical genres, styles, and performances.

This Christian Worship (Online) PhD program from Liberty University Online builds on your worship experience and previous music education by integrating a biblical focus as the basis and philosophy for scholarly worship research.

Throughout this Music Education (Online) PhD program from Liberty University Online you’ll conduct advanced research and make valuable contributions to the discipline.

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Music - Musicology offered by the Schulich School of Music at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes dynamic and hands-on learning opportunities. 

The University of Arizona offers the Music - Theory 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).  

The Music Therapy programme offered by Anglia Ruskin University explores the therapeutic use of music to support adults, older people, young people, and children, advancing understanding of clinical outcomes, therapeutic processes, and wellbeing.

Entering Doctor of Musical Arts students at The University of Iowa must take two School of Music advisory examinations—one in music history and one in music theory. 

The Music Research programme offered by King's College London explores musical cultures, creative practice, composition, performance, and sound traditions from diverse historical and geographical contexts.

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 PhD degree in Music Education.

At the University of Georgia we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Music. The dual title of this degree as musicology / ethnomusicology acknowledges the current academic approach to music scholarship that unites, rather than separates these fields of inquiry.

At the University of Otago Music programme we cover a unique combination of classical music, contemporary rock music, music production and world music. 

Graduate studies in Music (Instrumental or Vocal Performance or Jazz Studies) at the University of Washington prepare students for careers in academia and performance.

Students interested in graduate degrees in performance, composition, or conducting should direct their inquiries to the Yale School of Music at the Yale University.

We offer a phd degree in Music (Choral Conducting) at University of Washington. The Supervisory Committee creates the Doctor of Musical Arts program for each student in order to fulfill the best interests of that student’s education. 

The Doctor of Music program in Brass Performance at Florida State University offers a student much flexibility in choosing courses that will provide a comprehensive base for career development. 

If teaching is your passion, consider a DMA degree in Piano Pedagogy at the Texas Christian University.

The Music PhD at City St George's, University of London gives you the opportunity to develop advanced knowledge in your chosen field. The submission requirements for our highly regarded PhD are flexible, as are the final submission regulations