作为文理科学研究科的一个部门，音乐系提供博士学位。音乐史，音乐理论和民族音乐学学位。传统上，该研究生课程为学生做好了在大学和大学担任学者和教师的职业准备。一些毕业生已经成功地从事音乐评论，出版，音乐图书馆学和唱片业的专业工作，对表演，作曲或指挥方面的研究生学位感兴趣的学生应直接向耶鲁大学音乐学院查询，至少五年。需要完成博士学位的要求 学位，许多学生需要六学分。该课程成功完成了七门课程，其中至少六门是本系举办的研讨会，并且通过了一种外语考试，因此有资格获得“途中”硕士学位。在未完成学位论文本身的所有部门要求
Department of Music offers Ph.D. degrees in Music History, Music Theory, and Ethnomusicology, as well as a joint Ph.D. program with the Department of African-American Studies. The graduate program has traditionally prepared its students for careers as scholars and teachers in colleges and universities. Some graduates have successfully pursued professional work in music criticism, publishing, data science, music librarianship, and the recording industry. Students interested in graduate degrees in performance, composition, or conducting should direct their inquiries to the Yale School of Music. A minimum of five years is needed to complete the requirements for the Ph.D. degree. 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