Overview

About the program

The first three years of graduate study for graduates in Musicology at Stanford University are devoted to completion of required coursework and passage of the qualifying and special area examinations.

After the successful defense of the dissertation proposal (incorporated within the special area exam), the student concentrates on researching and writing the dissertation. The dissertation demonstrates the student’s ability to work systematically and independently to produce a substantial work of competent scholarship.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Proseminar in Musicology and Music Bibliography
Proseminar in Ethnomusicology
Research Seminar in Musicology
Musicology Dissertation Colloquium

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-12-12 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

135 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Musicology View 50 other PhDs in Musicology in United States

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

To pursue doctoral level graduate study in Music, applicants are required to have earned a Bachelor’s degree, and it is expected that applicants to the doctoral programs will have the equivalent of a Bachelor’s degree in Music.

Include the following as uploaded documents within the online application:

Statement of purpose;
Three letters of recommendation;
Scanned (i.e., unofficial) transcripts from each school attended for at least one year; and
PhD applicants must also include a writing sample demonstrating scholarly ability (i.e., Bachelor’s or Master’s thesis, papers submitted for classes, published papers, etc.)

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Tuition Fee

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International

25440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months.
National

25440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months.
In-State

25440 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 12720 USD per semester during 60 months.

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Living costs for Stanford

1100 - 1600 USD /month

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