Research doctorate · PhD
Doctor of Philosophy
Northwestern University · Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music · Evanston, Illinois, United States
- Official award
- Doctor of PhilosophyPhD
- Subject
- Music Theory (concentration)Composition (concentration)Music Education (concentration)
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Research doctorate in music with specialisations and a required cognate area outside music.
- Department
- Henry and Leigh Bienen School of Music
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Award and subject
The award is shown exactly as the institution titles it. A program belongs to a subject only through the link below: a dedicated degree, a named major, a formal concentration or a documented pathway.
- Official award
- Doctor of PhilosophyPhD
- Award family
- PhDA Doctor of Philosophy (PhD): a research doctorate. A performance doctorate such as the DMA is a different award.
- Qualification level
- Research doctorate
- Qualification standing
- Academic qualificationA degree, or a certificate or diploma awarded by a degree-awarding institution within a national qualifications framework.
- Orientation
- Research orientation
- Previous degree required
- Not published
| Subject | Relationship | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Music Theory | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | Music Theory and CognitionApplicants apply to this pathway“Specializations are offered in composition, music theory and cognition, music education, and musicology.”Source |
| Composition | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | CompositionApplicants apply to this pathway“Specializations are offered in composition, music theory and cognition, music education, and musicology.”Source |
| Music Education | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | Music EducationApplicants apply to this pathway“Specializations are offered in composition, music theory and cognition, music education, and musicology.”Source |
| Musicology and Music History | Documented pathwayA program whose official page documents a pathway in this subject. | MusicologyApplicants apply to this pathway“Specializations are offered in composition, music theory and cognition, music education, and musicology.”Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
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No program-level accreditation or validation record has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Northwestern University70 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston, IL 60208-2405
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Audition
- Audition requirement not published
- Portfolio
- Portfolio requirement not published
- Interview
- Not published
Research degree details
- Department
- Bienen School of Music
- Research themes
- composition
- music theory and cognition
- music education
- musicology
Fees and costs
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The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether lessons, accompanists, practice rooms, instrument hire, software, recording, recitals, travel and residency costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, audition requirement, whether a previous degree is required, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 25 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 25 October 2026)