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Study Music Abroad

1,000 Programs
337 Universities
15+ Countries
$0k–$61k/yr Typical Tuition
18% Scholarships

Music is one of the most sought-after fields for international study, with 1,000 programs available at 337 universities across 15+ countries. Tuition ranges from $0k–$61k/yr. The most popular destinations are Germany, Denmark, Australia.

By Degree Level

Bachelor (511) Master (361) PhD (100) Certificate (15) Diploma (13)

Top Countries for Music

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Germany

52 programs

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Denmark

15 programs

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Australia

14 programs

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Sweden

13 programs

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Canada

13 programs

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United States

10 programs

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Switzerland

9 programs

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Poland

8 programs

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Austria

7 programs

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New Zealand

6 programs

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Finland

5 programs

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Norway

5 programs

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Latvia

5 programs

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Belgium

4 programs

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Ireland

4 programs

Programs

Classical Music (Instrument/Voice)

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music

Classical Music

Bachelor Danish Aid

Bachelor of Music (Classical)

🇦🇺 Australian Institute of Music

Classical Music

Bachelor English

Classical Music

🇩🇰 Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Classical Music

Master English Aid

Classical Performance

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music

Classical Music

Master English Aid

Classical Musician

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Classical Music

Master English Aid

Composition (Classical)

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music

Composition

Master English Aid

Composition and Music Theory

🇸🇮 Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana

Composition

Master Slovenian

Master's Programme in Composition

🇫🇮 Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki

Composition

Master Finnish

Composition, Bachelor

🇫🇮 Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki

Composition

Bachelor English Aid

Master of Music in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Saarbrücken

Composition

Master German

Bachelor of Music in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Saarbrücken

Composition

Bachelor German

Master of Music in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg

Composition

Master German

Bachelor of Music in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

Composition

Bachelor German

Master of Music in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

Composition

Master German

Bachelor of Composition

🇸🇪 SMI - University of Music Education Stockholm

Composition

Bachelor Swedish

Master of Composition

🇸🇪 SMI - University of Music Education Stockholm

Composition

Master Swedish

Meisterklasse (Concert Exam) in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

Composition

PhD German

Master of Arts in Composition

🇨🇭 Haute école de musique de Genève (HEM)

Composition

Master French Aid

Master of Music - Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

Composition

Master German

Bachelor of Music - Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

Composition

Bachelor German

Komposition (Composition)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Lübeck

Composition

Master German

Master of Music (MMus) - Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Lübeck

Composition

Master German

Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Composition

Bachelor German

Advanced Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Composition

Master German

Artistic Research in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Composition

PhD German

Master of Music - Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Freiburg

Composition

Master German

Master of Music in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Performing Arts Augsburg

Composition

Master German

Bachelor of Music in Composition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Performing Arts Augsburg

Composition

Bachelor German

Master of Music in Composition (Master Komposition)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Tübingen

Composition

Master German

Bachelor of Music in Composition (Komposition)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Tübingen

Composition

Bachelor German

Künstlerisches Profil Ausrichtung Komposition

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Saar

Composition

Master German Aid

Complementary Course in Artistic Composition (Ergänzungsstudiengang Künstlerische Komposition)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Saar

Composition

Diploma German Aid

Songwriting

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music

Composition

Bachelor Danish Aid

Composition, Master

🇫🇮 Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki

Composition

Master English Aid

Jazz/Pop Choir Directing

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Conducting

Master English Aid

Symphonic & Operatic Conducting

🇵🇱 Academy of Music in Katowice

Conducting

Bachelor English Aid

Choral Conducting

🇵🇱 Fryderyk Chopin University of Music

Conducting

Bachelor Polish

Orchestral Conducting

🇵🇱 Fryderyk Chopin University of Music

Conducting

Master Polish

Conducting

🇸🇮 Academy of Music, University of Ljubljana

Conducting

Master Slovenian

Master's Programme in Conducting

🇫🇮 Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki

Conducting

Master Finnish

Conducting

🇫🇮 Sibelius Academy, University of the Arts Helsinki

Conducting

Master English Aid

Conducting (Orchestra/Choir)

🇷🇴 National University of Music Bucharest

Conducting

Bachelor Romanian

Orchestral Conducting

🇷🇴 National University of Music Bucharest

Conducting

Master Romanian

Choral Conducting

🇷🇴 National University of Music Bucharest

Conducting

Bachelor Romanian

Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestra/Choir)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Saarbrücken

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestra/Choir)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Düsseldorf

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music in Conducting

🇳🇴 Norwegian Academy of Music

Conducting

Master English

Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

Conducting

Bachelor English

Master of Music in Conducting (Choral)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Halle

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestral)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Halle

Conducting

Master German

Bachelor of Music - Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln

Conducting

Bachelor German

Master of Music - Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestra/Choir)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg-Augsburg

Conducting

Master German

Bachelor of Music in Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig

Conducting

Bachelor German

Master of Music in Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music in Conducting (Master Dirigieren)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Tübingen

Conducting

Master German

Bachelor of Music in Conducting (Dirigieren)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Tübingen

Conducting

Bachelor German

Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestral/Choral)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Nürnberg

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music - Conducting (Orchestra/Choir)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

Conducting

Master German

Ensembleleitung (Ensemble Conducting)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Lübeck

Conducting

Master German Aid

Master of Music (MMus) - Conducting (Orchestra/Choir)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Lübeck

Conducting

Master German

Advanced Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music - Conducting (Orchestral/Choral)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Freiburg

Conducting

Master German

Orchestral Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar

Conducting

Bachelor German Aid

Master of Music in Conducting (Orchestral/Choral)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Performing Arts Augsburg

Conducting

Master German

Orchestral Conducting (Orchesterdirigieren)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar

Conducting

Master German Aid

Choral Conducting (Chordirigieren)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt Weimar

Conducting

Master German Aid

Dirigieren / Chorleitung (Conducting / Choral Conducting)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe

Conducting

Bachelor German Aid

Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart

Conducting

Bachelor German

Dirigieren

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Detmold

Conducting

Bachelor German

Choral Conducting

🇵🇱 Academy of Music in Katowice

Conducting

Bachelor English Aid

Master of Music - Conducting (Orchestra/Choir)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Essen

Conducting

Master German

Master of Music - Conducting

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Essen

Conducting

Master German

Choral Conducting

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music

Conducting

Master English Aid

Electronic Composition

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music

Electronic Music

Master English Aid

Electronic Sound and Music

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Electronic Music

Bachelor Danish Aid

Electronic Composition

🇩🇰 Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Electronic Music

Master English Aid

Electronic Sound and Music

🇩🇰 Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Electronic Music

Bachelor English Aid

Electronic Music Production

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Electronic Music

Master English Aid

Nordic Master in Jazz (NOMAZZ)

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music, Aarhus/Aalborg

Jazz

Master English Aid

NOMAZZ (Nordic Master in Jazz)

🇩🇰 The Royal Academy of Music

Jazz

Master English Aid

Master of Music (Jazz / Popularmusik)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Mannheim

Jazz

Master German

Bachelor of Music (Jazz / Popularmusik)

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik Mannheim

Jazz

Bachelor German

Jazz

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

Jazz

Master English

Jazz and Popular Music

🇩🇪 Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

Jazz

Bachelor English

Music

🇺🇸 Pacific Lutheran

Music

Bachelor English

Music

🇺🇸 Holy Cross

Music

Bachelor English

Music Arts and Sciences

🇬🇷 Ionian University

Music

Master Greek

PhD in Music Studies

🇬🇷 Ionian University

Music

PhD Greek, English Aid

Conducting (Orchestra Conducting, Choir Conducting) (Master)

🇦🇹 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Music

Master German Aid

Sound Engineering (Master)

🇦🇹 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Music

Master German STEM Aid

Composition (Master)

🇦🇹 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Music

Master German Aid

Church Music (Master)

🇦🇹 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Music

Master German Aid

Instrumental Studies (Bachelor)

🇦🇹 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Music

Bachelor German Aid

Music

🇧🇪 Hogeschool Gent

Music

Bachelor Dutch

Sound Engineering (Bachelor)

🇦🇹 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Music

Bachelor German STEM Aid

Church Music (Bachelor)

🇦🇹 University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Music

Bachelor German Aid

Choral Conducting

🇺🇸 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Music

PhD English

Bachelor of Music

🇨🇦 Acadia University

Music

Bachelor English

Music Performance

🇺🇸 University of Michigan

Music

Master English

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the best place to study Music abroad?
The most popular countries for Music are 🇩🇪 Germany (52 programs), 🇩🇰 Denmark (15 programs), 🇦🇺 Australia (14 programs), 🇸🇪 Sweden (13 programs). The best choice depends on your budget, language preference, and career goals. Europe offers affordable options; the UK and Australia are English-speaking with strong graduate visa options.
How much does a Music degree cost abroad?
Tuition for Music programs ranges from $0k–$61k/yr depending on country, university, and level. Countries like Germany and Norway have near-zero tuition for international students. 18% of programs offer scholarships — use Abroadly's filter to find them.
Is Music a good field to study abroad?
Music is a strong choice for international study — you gain global perspective, expand your professional network, and can access programs not available in your home country. With 337 universities offering Music internationally, there are options at every budget and academic level.
What degree levels are available for Music?
Music programs are available at: Bachelor (511 programs), Master (361 programs), PhD (100 programs), Certificate (15 programs), Diploma (13 programs). Bachelor's programs are typically 3-4 years; Master's 1-2 years; PhD 3-5 years.