Yale University, based in New Haven, Connecticut offers a fully funded PhD in Music. The Department of Music offers Ph.D. degrees in Music History, Music Theory, and Ethnomusicology. The graduate program has traditionally prepared its students for careers as scholars and teachers in colleges and universities. 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 the sixth year of funding.