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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in Music

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

All levels Certificate 90 Associate 250 Bachelor 899 Master 191 PhD 63 Professional 3

Most schools offering it: California (154), Texas (88), Illinois (61), New York (53), Pennsylvania (47), North Carolina (40)

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Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Music: 29 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,779
Retention
90%
Programs
231
Awards 2024-25
9,128
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UG
Public

Music: 28 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
43,146
Retention
94%
Programs
270
Awards 2024-25
14,239
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UK
Public

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Music: 27 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,792
Retention
86%
Programs
202
Awards 2024-25
7,974
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UA
Public

Music: 22 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
56,365
Retention
83%
Programs
307
Awards 2024-25
12,522
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TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Music: 18 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
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UN
Public

Music: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,393
Retention
86%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
5,538
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PU
Private nonprofit

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Music: 14 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
9,137
Retention
98%
Programs
53
Awards 2024-25
2,453
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UK
Public

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Music: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
34,709
Retention
87%
Programs
287
Awards 2024-25
9,772
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UNV
Public

Music: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
32,911
Retention
79%
Programs
186
Awards 2024-25
6,850
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UM
Public

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

Music: 13 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
20,276
Retention
77%
Programs
140
Awards 2024-25
4,829
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UU
Public

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Music: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
36,894
Retention
86%
Programs
247
Awards 2024-25
9,826
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HU
Private nonprofit

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Music: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
30,259
Retention
98%
Programs
259
Awards 2024-25
11,030
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UH
Public

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Music: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
47,980
Retention
87%
Programs
153
Awards 2024-25
11,831
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WVU
Public

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Music: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,643
Retention
83%
Programs
170
Awards 2024-25
6,060
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