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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Music History, Literature, and Theory

10 U.S. colleges and universities offer Music History, Literature, and Theory at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 6 Bachelor 53 Master 25 PhD 10

Most schools offering it: New York (12), Ohio (10), Pennsylvania (7), California (5), Texas (5), South Carolina (3)

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UMA
Public

Music History, Literature, and Theory: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,855
Retention
97%
Programs
254
Awards 2024-25
16,680
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Music History, Literature, and Theory: 5 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
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BU
Private nonprofit

Music History, Literature, and Theory: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,626
Retention
91%
Programs
150
Awards 2024-25
6,853
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CUA
Private nonprofit

Music History, Literature, and Theory: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,243
Retention
87%
Programs
151
Awards 2024-25
1,303
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UCB
Public

Music History, Literature, and Theory
PhD

Students
38,799
Retention
90%
Programs
120
Awards 2024-25
10,325
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Music History, Literature, and Theory
PhD

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
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KSU
Public

Music History, Literature, and Theory
PhD

Students
26,374
Retention
81%
Programs
242
Awards 2024-25
6,750
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UR
Private nonprofit

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

Music History, Literature, and Theory
PhD

Students
11,946
Retention
91%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
4,112
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FTC
Private for-profit

Five Towns College

Dix Hills, NY

Music History, Literature, and Theory
PhD

Students
974
Retention
70%
Programs
16
Awards 2024-25
114
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