264 PhD programmes in Music

The Department of Music at the University of Virginia supports Bridge to the Doctorate Fellowships for students from historically underserved communities in preparation for admission to Ph.D. programs.

The PhD program in Music Technology at  the New York University prepares students for research and teaching careers in academia and industry at the constantly changing intersection of music, sound, and technology. 

The Music Theory course at the Rutgers University enables students to take advantage of both the professional conservatory setting within Mason Gross School of the Arts and the broad, humanistic environment of a major research university.

This Music degree programme is offered by the Wits School of Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.

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 - Choral program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.

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 - Orchestral program is offered at the University of Cincinnati.

The Music Education program is offered by University of Memphis. Train to teach from the moment you step on campus. Our well-respected music education curriculum at Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music is based on musicianship, teaching and research and is taught by the finest faculty in the field. 

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. If offers this doctoral degree in Music Education.

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

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

The Doctor of Arts (DA) degree in Music at Ball State University is unique in the industry in that it combines a strong primary study area, a robust secondary emphasis that is more significant than most other programs, and an emphasis on integrating teaching, performance, and scholarship appropriate to your area of study.

Focus your studies on brass. We offer a phd degree in Brass Pedagogy at the Indiana University Bloomington. 

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

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree presupposes the doctoral studies required in the curriculum as well as a dissertation. The licentiate degree consists of a licentiate thesis and additional postgraduate studies. University of Jyväskylä offers the Music, Art and Culture Studies programme. 

Study strings in a stellar environment. At Indiana University Bloomington, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Cello.

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

The Music programme from Guildhall School of Music & Drama is distinctive in that it is dedicated to the performing arts. Researchers pursue self-directed projects that connect creative practice with scholarly enquiry in an outstanding conservatoire with world-class facilities.  

Invest your time and follow your passion to create original research with this Music by Distance Learning programme from University of Nottingham.

Music at Cornell flourishes through an interdisciplinary approach that integrates the fields of performance, historical musicology, ethnomusicology, composition, and music theory. The Music D.M.A program is offered by Cornell University.

The Musical Arts - Performance degree from The University of Arizona has emphases in composition, conducting, and performance. In the performance emphasis concentrations are available in bassoon, cello, clarinet, double bass, euphonium, flute, guitar, horn, harp, harpsichord, oboe, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, viola, violin, and voice.