Overview
A minimum of five years is needed to complete the requirements for the Music Ph.D. degree at Yale University. Funding is guaranteed for five years. Students making demonstrated progress on their dissertations after five years are eligible for a sixth year of funding.
Currently, the main requirements are:
- Fourteen seminars or courses, spread over the first two years of residency
- Reading proficiency examinations in two languages other than English
- Qualifying examination at the beginning of the third year
- Dissertation
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- Advanced Studies in Musical Meter
- Histories of Music Notation
- Music, Ability, Disability
- Proseminar: Music Theory
- Directed Studies: History of Music
Admission requirements
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
IELTS: 7.5
General requirements
- A statement of academic purpose. You will find the prompt for the statement of purpose in our Application Question FAQs.
- A list of all the prior colleges or universities you have attended, accompanied by unofficial transcripts from each school. Unofficial transcripts should be uploaded with your application. Official or paper transcripts are not needed at this time.
- Three letters of recommendation. Enter the names of your recommenders directly in the application, and they will receive a link to upload a letter on your behalf.
- $105 application fee or fee waiver.
- Standardized tests. GRE requirements vary by program. TOEFL or IELTS are necessary for most non-native English speakers.
- Resume/CV.
- There are no set English test minimums for admission, but incoming doctoral students who received a score of 25 or below on the TOEFL Speaking section are required to participate in a Summer English Language program at Yale in August prior to matriculation.
Tuition Fees
International, Out-of-State and Domestic tuition: Free.
All PhD students at Yale receive a fellowship that covers the full cost of tuition, typically for a minimum of five years.
Living costs
New Haven, United States — 1,947–2,977 AUD / month.
Key information
- Duration: Full-time, 60 months
- Start date: August 2027
- Application deadline: Apply before January 2027
- Language: English (IELTS 7.5)
- Delivered: On Campus
- Campus location: New Haven, United States
- Disciplines: Music
