64 PhD programmes in Musicology

The University of Canterbury's Doctor of Musical Arts course is aimed at those wishing to undertake advanced research in music composition or performance. 

The Music Technology PhD programme from University of York enables students to study a chosen area of research with leading researchers in the Department. 

The History and Theory of Arts study programme from Kaunas University of Technology is provided in the interdisciplinary research area and focuses on three fields: theory of architecture and urbanism, history and musicology. University graduates of various areas are admitted to doctoral studies taking into consideration their scientific input in their chosen topic.

Develop your skills in notated composition, film scoring, music technology or sonic arts to a professional level with a PhD in Composition Arts postgraduate study from Victoria University of Wellington. 

Want to further your research on how music has developed over time and in different cultures across the world? Pursue the Musicology degree at the University of Birmingham where you'll be supervised by world leading academics with specialist knowledge in your research area.

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

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 D.M.A. Composition program at University of British Columbia is designed for composers who have already reached a high level of proficiency and artistry in their fields and who may wish to teach at the university level. 

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 Voice.

Academics at The Open University UK investigate an array of musical practices, from the 15th century to the present day in this Historical Musicology programme.

Brown's Ph.D. program in Musicology and Ethnomusicology at Brown University allows students to study music of any kind from several perspectives, within a richly interdisciplinary environment.

At Indiana University Bloomington, we offer a top-ranked Musicology program with a close community of scholars.

The Musicology programme offered by University of Gothenburg develops advanced research expertise in musical cultures, media, and historical change.

A PhD in Musicology from Case Western Reserve University will introduce you to an unusually wide range of historical periods—from medieval repertoires to Hollywood musicals, the blues to contemporary opera. 

The PhD program in Computer-Based Music Theory and Acoustics is offered by the Department of Music at Stanford University through the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics.

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.

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 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 PhD program in Musicology at University of Victoria is small and selective, offering advanced students the opportunity for intensive directed research in the areas of expertise of its faculty.

The Music - Musicology program at Louisiana State University is intended to develop in students the knowledge, concepts, and techniques for research in music and to prepare students for teaching music history at the college/university level.