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Music Schools Offering Doctoral Degrees

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SchoolsDoctoral degrees with specialization in music pedagogy, music history and literature, and music theory and composition and 9 other majors are offered by 106 music schools in 40 states. The most music schools providing doctoral degrees are located in California (13 schools), New York (11 schools), Texas (7 schools), and Ohio (6 schools).

The best music doctoral degree programs in the United States are offered by Yale University. That school offers an excellent music doctoral degree program - five stars for curriculum and four stars for teaching.

Below, there is our ranking of the best fifty music schools awarding doctoral degrees. To learn about all music schools awarding doctoral degrees, please narrow your search by state or major.

Top 50 music doctoral degree programs:

Yale University - Music School Ranking
1. Yale University

New Haven, CT, 2 doctoral programs

Northwestern University - Music School Ranking
2. Northwestern University

Evanston, IL, 9 doctoral programs

Johns Hopkins University - Music School Ranking
3. Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD, 2 doctoral programs

The Juilliard School - Music School Ranking
4. The Juilliard School

New York City, NY, 5 doctoral programs

University of Southern California - Music School Ranking
5. University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA, 8 doctoral programs

University of California Los Angeles - Music School Ranking
6. University of California Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA, 2 doctoral programs

New York University - Music School Ranking
7. New York University

New York City, NY, 3 doctoral programs

University of Michigan Ann Arbor - Music School Ranking
8. University of Michigan Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI, 6 doctoral programs

Boston University - Music School Ranking
9. Boston University

Boston, MA, 6 doctoral programs

University of Miami - Music School Ranking
10. University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL, 6 doctoral programs

University of Florida - Music School Ranking
11. University of Florida

Gainesville, FL, 3 doctoral programs

University of Rochester - Music School Ranking
12. University of Rochester

Rochester, NY, 8 doctoral programs

The University of Texas at Austin - Music School Ranking
13. The University of Texas

Austin, TX, 3 doctoral programs

Florida State University - Music School Ranking
14. Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL, 4 doctoral programs

University of Maryland College Park - Music School Ranking
15. University of Maryland College Park

College Park, MD, 2 doctoral programs

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign - Music School Ranking
16. University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Champaign, IL, 3 doctoral programs

University of Georgia - Music School Ranking
17. University of Georgia

Athens, GA, 2 doctoral programs

University of Wisconsin Madison - Music School Ranking
18. University of Wisconsin Madison

Madison, WI, 3 doctoral programs

Ohio State University - Music School Ranking
19. Ohio State University

Columbus, OH, 2 doctoral programs

Manhattan School of Music - Music School Ranking
20. Manhattan School of Music

New York City, NY, 6 doctoral programs

The New England Conservatory of Music - Music School Ranking
21. The New England Conservatory of Music

Boston, MA, 6 doctoral programs

Indiana University Bloomington - Music School Ranking
22. Indiana University Bloomington

Bloomington, IN, 4 doctoral programs

Michigan State University - Music School Ranking
23. Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 5 doctoral programs

Texas Tech University - Music School Ranking
24. Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX, 2 doctoral programs

University of Houston - Music School Ranking
25. University of Houston

Houston, TX, 1 doctoral program

University of Cincinnati - Music School Ranking
26. University of Cincinnati

Cincinnati, OH, 7 doctoral programs

University of Kansas - Music School Ranking
27. University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS, 2 doctoral programs

Arizona State University Immersion - Music School Ranking
28. Arizona State University Immersion

Tempe, AZ, 1 doctoral program

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College - Music School Ranking
29. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA, 2 doctoral programs

University of Iowa - Music School Ranking
30. University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA, 1 doctoral program

University of Oklahoma Norman - Music School Ranking
31. University of Oklahoma Norman

Norman, OK, 2 doctoral programs

University of Colorado Boulder - Music School Ranking
32. University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO, 2 doctoral programs

University of Kentucky - Music School Ranking
33. University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY, 2 doctoral programs

University of Oregon - Music School Ranking
34. University of Oregon

Eugene, OR, 3 doctoral programs

Shenandoah University - Music School Ranking
35. Shenandoah University

Winchester, VA, 3 doctoral programs

Temple University - Music School Ranking
36. Temple University

Philadelphia, PA, 4 doctoral programs

James Madison University - Music School Ranking
37. James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA, 1 doctoral program

George Mason University - Music School Ranking
38. George Mason University

Fairfax, VA, 2 doctoral programs

University of North Texas - Music School Ranking
39. University of North Texas

Denton, TX, 3 doctoral programs

University of Hartford - Music School Ranking
40. University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT, 7 doctoral programs

Bowling Green State University - Music School Ranking
41. Bowling Green State University

Bowling Green, OH, 1 doctoral program

University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Music School Ranking
42. University of North Carolina

Greensboro, NC, 2 doctoral programs

University of Missouri Kansas City - Music School Ranking
43. University of Missouri Kansas City

Kansas City, MO, 3 doctoral programs

Liberty University - Music School Ranking
44. Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA, 1 doctoral program

Kent State University at Kent - Music School Ranking
45. Kent State University

Kent, OH, 3 doctoral programs

Princeton University - Music School Ranking
46. Princeton University

Princeton, NJ, 1 doctoral program

Stanford University - Music School Ranking
47. Stanford University

Stanford, CA, 2 doctoral programs

University of Chicago - Music School Ranking
48. University of Chicago

Chicago, IL, 1 doctoral program

Harvard University - Music School Ranking
49. Harvard University

Cambridge, MA, 1 doctoral program

Columbia University in the City of New York - Music School Ranking
50. Columbia University in the City of New York

New York City, NY, 2 doctoral programs

Music doctoral degrees by state:

Schools by State2 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Alabama2 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Arizona13 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in California2 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Colorado4 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Connecticut4 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Florida1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Georgia3 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Illinois2 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Indiana1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Iowa1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Kansas1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Kentucky1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Louisiana2 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Maryland5 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Massachusetts3 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Michigan1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Minnesota3 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Mississippi3 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Missouri1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Nebraska1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Nevada2 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in New Jersey11 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in New York3 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in North Carolina2 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in North Dakota6 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Ohio1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Oklahoma1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Oregon3 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Pennsylvania1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Rhode Island1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in South Carolina1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Tennessee7 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Texas1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Utah5 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Virginia1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Washington1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in District of Columbia1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in West Virginia1 Music Doctoral Degree Schools in Wisconsin
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Music doctoral degrees by major:

General Music: 68 schools
Music History and Literature: 44 schools
Music Performance: 40 schools
Music Theory and Composition: 32 schools
Piano and Organ: 15 schools
Stringed Instruments: 9 schools
Voice and Opera: 12 schools
Jazz Studies: 7 schools
Music Conducting: 14 schools
Music Therapy: 1 school
Music Pedagogy: 37 schools
Music Management and Merchandising: 1 school

Other music diplomas:

Certificates: 206 schools
Associate's Degrees: 346 schools
Bachelor's Degrees: 1,114 schools
Master's Degrees: 412 schools

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