Research doctoratePhDGeneral Music Studies
Musique (Ph. D.)
Université de Montréal · Montréal, Quebec, Canada
- Award
- Ph. D.
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus
Doctorates in Music: PhD, DMA and Other Awards
Research doctorates (PhD, DPhil and similar) and performance or practice doctorates (DMA and similar) are listed separately because their purpose, admissions and outcomes differ. Honorary doctorates are never listed.
DMA vs PhDPhD in musicDMA programs
A DMA prepares performers, conductors and composers for advanced practice; a PhD is a research degree. Neither guarantees employment, and funding varies from guaranteed packages to none.
Awards in these results
Awards are shown exactly as institutions title them. A BA is never relabelled as a BM, an Artist Diploma is never a master’s degree and a DMA is never a PhD.
- PhD209
- A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): a research doctorate. A performance doctorate such as the DMA is a different award.
- Other research doctorate27
- A research doctorate with a title other than PhD (for example DPhil, DMus as a research degree, Dr. phil.).
- DMA165
- A Doctor of Musical Arts: a performance and practice doctorate, kept separate from the research PhD.
- Other practice doctorate25
- A performance or practice doctorate with another title (for example Doctor of Music), kept separate from the research PhD.
426 programs
Research doctoratePhDMusic Education
Doctorat en musique - éducation musicale
Université Laval · Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPractice doctorateOther practice doctorateMusic Performance
Doctorat en musique - interprétation
Université Laval · Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDMusicology and Music History
Doctorat en musique - musicologie
Université Laval · Québec, Quebec, Canada
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPractice doctorateDMAMusic Performance
DMA in Contemporary Performance
University at Buffalo - Department of Music · Buffalo, New York, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDComposition
PhD in Composition
University at Buffalo - Department of Music · Buffalo, New York, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDGeneral Music Studies (concentration)Composition (concentration)
MPhil/MRes/PhD Music
University College Cork · Cork, Ireland
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPractice doctorateOther practice doctorateConducting (concentration)Composition (concentration)Music Performance (concentration)
Doctor of Music (D.Mus.)
University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Award
- Doctor of Music
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDMusic Theory (concentration)Musicology and Music History (concentration)Ethnomusicology (concentration)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPractice doctorateDMAMusic PerformanceCompositionConducting
Doctor of Musical Arts
University of Arizona · Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDMusic EducationMusic TheoryMusicology and Music History
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Music
University of Arizona · Tucson, Arizona, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPractice doctorateDMAConducting
Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) with a Concentration in Conducting
University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDGeneral Music Studies
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
University of Auckland · Auckland, New Zealand
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDMusic Performance
Music Performance Practice PhD / MA by Research
University of Birmingham · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Award
- PhD / MA by Research
- Tuition
- £5,400 per year, other fee category, full-time, as shown on the course page
On campusFull time: PhD – 3 years, MA by Research – 1 yearResearch doctoratePhDComposition
Musical Composition PhD / MA by Research
University of Birmingham · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Award
- PhD / MA by Research
- Tuition
- £5,400 per year, other fee category, full-time, as shown on the course page
On campusFull time: PhD – 3 years, MA by Research – 1 yearResearch doctoratePhDMusicology and Music History
Musicology PhD / MA by Research
University of Birmingham · Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
- Award
- PhD / MA by Research
- Tuition
- £5,400 per year, other fee category, full-time, as shown on the course page
On campusFull time: PhD – 3 years, MA by Research – 1 yearResearch doctoratePhDComposition (concentration)Musicology and Music History (concentration)
PhD, MMus, MPhil Music
University of Bristol · Bristol, England, United Kingdom
- Award
- PhD
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPhD: up to four years full-time; up to eight years part-timeResearch doctoratePhDComposition (concentration)Ethnomusicology (concentration)Musicology and Music History (concentration)
Music Ph.D. (Composition, Ethnomusicology, Musicology)
University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, California, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDComposition
Ph.D. in Integrated Composition, Improvisation, and Technology (ICIT)
University of California, Irvine · Irvine, California, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDEthnomusicology
Ethnomusicology PhD
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPractice doctorateDMAConducting
Music DMA (Conducting)
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusPractice doctorateDMAMusic Performance
Music DMA (Performance)
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Musical Arts
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDCompositionFilm, Television and Game Scoring (concentration)
Music PhD (Composition)
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campusResearch doctoratePhDMusicology and Music History
Musicology PhD
University of California, Los Angeles · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Award
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Tuition
- Tuition not published
On campus
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