Master’sOther master’s awardGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科 博士前期課程
Aichi University of the Arts · Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Award
- 博士前期課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus
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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
Research doctorateOther research doctorateGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科 博士後期課程
Aichi University of the Arts · Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Award
- 博士後期課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardCompositionOpera and Vocal StudiesMusic Performance
音楽学部 音楽科
Aichi University of the Arts · Nagakute, Aichi, Japan
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardMusicology and Music HistorySacred and Church MusicOpera and Vocal Studies
大学院音楽研究科 修士課程
Elisabeth University of Music · Naka, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- Award
- 修士課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctorateOther research doctorateGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科 博士後期課程
Elisabeth University of Music · Naka, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- Award
- 博士後期課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceOpera and Vocal StudiesSacred and Church Music
音楽学部 演奏学科
Elisabeth University of Music · Naka, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- Award
- 学士（音楽）
- Tuition
- ¥1,300,000 per year, 2026 (Reiwa 8) academic year, as published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardGeneral Music StudiesMusic Education (concentration)
音楽学部 音楽文化学科
Elisabeth University of Music · Naka, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
- Award
- 学士（音楽）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardOpera and Vocal StudiesMusic PerformanceComposition
大学院音楽研究科（修士課程）
Kunitachi College of Music · Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 学位（修士）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctorateOther research doctorateGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科（博士後期課程）
Kunitachi College of Music · Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 学位（博士）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceOpera and Vocal StudiesJazz Studies
音楽学部（演奏・創作学科、音楽文化教育学科）
Kunitachi College of Music · Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 学位（学士）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科 修士課程
Kyoto City University of Arts · Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Award
- 修士課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctorateOther research doctorateGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科 博士（後期）課程
Kyoto City University of Arts · Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Award
- 博士（後期）課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardCompositionConductingMusic Performance
音楽学部 音楽学科
Kyoto City University of Arts · Shimogyo, Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus124 credits over four yearsMaster’sOther master’s awardGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科 博士前期課程（修士課程）
Musashino Academia Musicae · Nerima, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 博士前期課程（修士課程）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctorateOther research doctorateGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科 博士後期課程
Musashino Academia Musicae · Nerima, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 博士後期課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic Performance
音楽学部 演奏学科
Musashino Academia Musicae · Nerima, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 学士（音楽）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus4 years or more of enrolment; 124 or more creditsBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardGeneral Music StudiesComposition (concentration)Musicology and Music History (concentration)
音楽学部 音楽総合学科
Musashino Academia Musicae · Nerima, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Award
- 学士（音楽）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic Performance
音楽学部 琉球芸能専攻
Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts · Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- Award
- 学士（芸術）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusicology and Music History (concentration)Ethnomusicology (concentration)
音楽学部 音楽文化専攻
Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts · Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- Award
- 学士（芸術）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceComposition (concentration)Opera and Vocal Studies (concentration)
音楽学部 音楽表現専攻
Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts · Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- Award
- 学士（芸術）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardMusic PerformanceMusicology and Music History
音楽芸術研究科（修士課程）
Okinawa Prefectural University of the Arts · Shuri, Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- Award
- 修士（芸術）
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusMaster’sOther master’s awardGeneral Music Studies
大学院音楽研究科
Osaka College of Music · Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusBachelor’sOther bachelor’s awardMusic PerformanceOpera and Vocal StudiesComposition
音楽学部 音楽学科
Osaka College of Music · Toyonaka, Osaka, 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
Senzoku Gakuen College of Music · Takatsu, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
- Award
- 修士課程
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus
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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.