Northwestern University, based in Evanston, Illinois offers a fully funded PhD in Music. Students in this integrated program design a course of study incorporating their individual interests and a broad-based approach to contemporary music research. Specializations are offered in composition, music theory and cognition, music education, and musicology. All students who enroll in one of the PhD degree programs in music receive a full tuition waiver for five years, a monthly living stipend, and a subsidy to cover 100% of the premium for Northwestern student health insurance.