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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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Showing 49–63 of 63 schools

TU
Public

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,640
Retention
83%
Programs
277
Awards 2024-25
8,286
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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WUS
Private nonprofit

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
16,357
Retention
95%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
5,555
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CGU
Private nonprofit

Music: 2 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
1,771
Programs
48
Awards 2024-25
550
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UC
Public

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
28,306
Retention
92%
Programs
245
Awards 2024-25
8,615
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UM
Public

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Music: 1 graduate in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,449
Retention
87%
Programs
148
Awards 2024-25
6,185
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CU
Private nonprofit

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Music
PhD

Students
26,793
Retention
98%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
9,154
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SU
Private nonprofit

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Music
PhD

Students
18,625
Retention
98%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,803
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

Music
PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
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