Bachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardGeneral Music Studies
学部（コース制）
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music · Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Award
- 学部課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusStandard period 4 years; 124 credits in total
Asia
Music Schools in Japan
12 researched institutions with a campus here, offering 36 music programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every program.
By prefecture
Cities with several researched institutions
Programs by award and subject in Japan
- Bachelor’s · Music Performance (12)
- Bachelor’s · Composition (10)
- Bachelor’s · Opera and Vocal Studies (10)
- Doctoral · General Music Studies (7)
- Master’s · General Music Studies (6)
- Master’s · Music Performance (6)
- Bachelor’s · Musicology and Music History (5)
- Master’s · Opera and Vocal Studies (5)
- Bachelor’s · Conducting (4)
- Bachelor’s · Music Education (4)
- Master’s · Composition (4)
- Master’s · Musicology and Music History (4)
- Bachelor’s · General Music Studies (3)
- Bachelor’s · Jazz Studies (3)
- Bachelor’s · Music Business and Industry (3)
- Bachelor’s · Piano (2)
- Master’s · Music Education (2)
- Master’s · Piano (2)
36 programs
Master’sOther master’s awardGeneral Music Studies
音楽研究科 修士課程
Showa University of Music · Asao, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Award
- 修士課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceComposition (concentration)Conducting (concentration)
音楽芸術表現学科
Showa University of Music · Asao, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic Business and Industry
音楽芸術運営学科
Showa University of Music · Asao, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardMusic PerformanceOpera and Vocal StudiesComposition
大学院音楽研究科 修士課程
Toho College of Music · Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
- Award
- 大学院音楽研究科[修士課程]
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceOpera and Vocal StudiesComposition
音楽学部 音楽学科 (音楽表現専攻ほか)
Toho College of Music · Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
- Award
- 学士＜音楽＞
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceOpera and Vocal StudiesComposition
学部（声楽・器楽・作曲指揮ほか）
Tokyo College of Music · Toshima, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 学部課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardGeneral Music Studies
音楽研究科（修士課程）
Tokyo College of Music · Toshima, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctorateOther research doctorateGeneral Music Studies
音楽研究科（博士後期課程）
Tokyo College of Music · Toshima, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardCompositionOpera and Vocal StudiesMusic Performance
大学院音楽研究科（修士課程・前期2年の課程）
Tokyo University of the Arts · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 修士（音楽）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus修士課程（前期2年の課程）Research doctorateOther research doctorateGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科（博士後期課程・後期3年の課程）
Tokyo University of the Arts · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 博士（音楽）／博士（音楽学）／博士（学術）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus博士後期課程（後期3年の課程）Bachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceCompositionOpera and Vocal Studies
音楽学部（学士課程）
Tokyo University of the Arts · Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 学士の学位
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus
How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. A program appears under a subject only through a verified link (dedicated degree, major, concentration or documented pathway). A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.
About music education in Japan
How music education is organised
Music is studied in Japan at specialist music universities (ongaku daigaku) and at the music faculties of arts universities. The pages checked show a four-year undergraduate faculty of music (124 credits at Kyoto City University of Arts and Senzoku Gakuen), a master's course (shushi / first-stage course) and a doctoral second-stage course in a graduate school of music. Students normally enrol in a named major (senko or senshu) such as voice, piano, strings, winds and percussion, composition, conducting or musicology.
Source: kcua.ac.jp
Qualification structures
Names and levels are local to Japan. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.
- Undergraduate faculty of music (gakubu)
- Four-year programmes ending in a bachelor's degree in music, for example the bachelor of music (gakushi (ongaku)) stated by Musashino Academia Musicae and Elisabeth University of Music. Source
- Graduate school of music (daigakuin)
- A master's course (shushi / hakushi zenki) and a doctoral course (hakushi koki) with majors or research areas such as voice, instrumental music, composition and musicology. Source
Credits and qualification framework
Credits are Japanese university credits; Kyoto City University of Arts and Senzoku Gakuen state 124 credits over four years.
No degree on this site guarantees admission, funding, employment, a visa or teacher registration, and nothing here is visa or credit-transfer advice.
Languages and admissions
Teaching languages. ja
Admissions and auditions. Graduate entrance selection at Musashino Academia Musicae uses specialist examinations such as a practical examination, submitted compositions, a written examination in the field and an oral examination. Undergraduate and other schools' requirements were not researched in detail. Source
Official study information
Country information last reviewed 25 October 2026. 3 sources consulted.