Music Theory PhD Statistics?

saxlady
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 00:41:23 +0000

Are you wanting to teach at the university level? If so, you will need a PhD in order to get a tenure-track position. However, having that double degree is helpful, as at many smaller universities, the applied teachers also teach the theory classes. You would have to get a job at a larger university in order to JUST teach music theory.

And I’m assuming you know that you must first get your Masters in Music before you can get a PhD. As for job placement rates for certain institutions, I’m not sure about that one…