National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov"
Национална музикална академия "Проф. Панчо Владигеров"
State university · Sofia · www.nma.bg
English name tidied by us from the register's.
Latest institutional decision
9.43 / 10
Accredited, grade 9.43, to 20 Nov 2031
Bachelor's and master's programmes
123
57 bachelor's, 66 master's
Taught in English
0
Accredited doctoral programmes
1
of 1 in the register — counted, not listed
Institutional accreditation
| Decision | Grade | Term | Capacity set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited | 9.43 | 20 Nov 2025 – 20 Nov 2031 | — |
| Accredited | 9.29 | 27 Jun 2019 – 27 Jun 2025 | 1,500 |
| Accredited | 9.23 | 5 Sept 2013 – 5 Sept 2019 | 1,600 |
Grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's (NEAA), out of 10, as the register lists them. They are shown as facts, never used to rank, and a grade from one procedure isn't comparable with another's. Terms are compared with the date we read the register only; where a listed term has ended, the register lists no later decision, and this page doesn't say whether the institution is accredited now.
Capacity is the maximum number of students an accreditation decision allows — a ceiling, not the number enrolled. The register holds no student numbers; the ministry's Rating System, which has them, sits behind a browser check we don't bypass, and the national open-data portal refused our connection.
Professional fields accredited (2)
| Professional field | Decision as listed | Term | Bachelor's capacity | Master's capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3. Pedagogy of teaching inПедагогика на обучението по | Accredited, grade 7.78 | 22 Jan 2019 – 22 Jan 2024term ended | 80 | 70 |
| 8.3. Musical and dance artМузикално и танцово изкуство | Accredited, grade 9.12 | 29 Jan 2026 – 29 Jan 2030 | — | — |
The register's current record for each field; earlier decisions for the same field are kept by the register and not shown. Bachelor's capacity includes professional bachelor's; a capacity the register gives as 0 or leaves blank is shown as —, since the register uses 0 even for fields with programmes. Some older records carry no grade or procedure.
Programmes (123)
By degree in our order, then by name.
Bachelor's57 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet art/Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство/Балетна педагогика | Part-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Ballet art/Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство/Балетна педагогика | Part-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Sound directing, sound and media designЗвукорежисура, звуков и медиен дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Instrumental art – AccordionИнструментално изкуство – Акордеон | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – HarpИнструментално изкуство – Арфа | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Baritone hornИнструментално изкуство – Баритонхорн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – WaldhornИнструментално изкуство – Валдхорна | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ViolaИнструментално изкуство – Виола | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – CelloИнструментално изкуство – Виолончело | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Celtic harpИнструментално изкуство – Келтска арфа | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ClarinetИнструментално изкуство – Кларинет | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Classical guitarИнструментално изкуство – Класическа китара | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Classical guitarИнструментално изкуство – Класическа китара | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Instrumental art – Double bassИнструментално изкуство – Контрабас | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – OboeИнструментално изкуство – Обой | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – PianoИнструментално изкуство – Пиано | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – TenorhornИнструментално изкуство – Тенорхорн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – TrumpetИнструментално изкуство – Тромпет | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – TubaИнструментално изкуство – Туба | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Percussion instrumentsИнструментално изкуство – Ударни инструменти | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – FagottosИнструментално изкуство – Фагот | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – FluteИнструментално изкуство – Флейта | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ViolinИнструментално изкуство – Цигулка | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ZugtrombonИнструментално изкуство – Цугтромбон | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Classical singingКласическо пеене | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Classical singingКласическо пеене | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Music and stage directingМузикално-сценична режисура | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| OrganОрган | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Pop and jazz bass guitarПоп и джаз баскитара | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz bass guitarПоп и джаз баскитара | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Pop and jazz guitarПоп и джаз китара | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz guitarПоп и джаз китара | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Pop and jazz double bassПоп и джаз контрабас | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz singingПоп и джаз пеене | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz singingПоп и джаз пеене | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Pop and jazz pianoПоп и джаз пиано | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz saxophoneПоп и джаз саксофон | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz trumpetПоп и джаз тромпет | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz percussion instrumentsПоп и джаз ударни инструменти | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz fluteПоп и джаз флейта | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz zugtrombonПоп и джаз цугтромбон | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Sound designТонрежисура | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Folk choreographyФолклорна хореография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Folk choreographyФолклорна хореография | Part-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Folk instrumental art – BagpipeФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Гайда | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – BagpipeФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Гайда | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Folk instrumental art – GadulkaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Гъдулка | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – GadulkaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Гъдулка | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Folk instrumental art – FluteФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Кавал | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – FluteФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Кавал | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Folk instrumental art – TambourineФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Тамбура | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – TambourineФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Тамбура | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Folk singingФолклорно пеене | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk singingФолклорно пеене | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | “Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch |
| Folk singingФолклорно пеене | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| HarpsichordЧембало | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
Master's after secondary school (integrated)6 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conducting a brass bandДирижиране духов оркестър | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| CompositionКомпозиция | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| MusicologyМузикознание | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Opera and symphony conductingОперно-симфонично дирижиране | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Theory of musicТеория на музиката | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Conducting of choirsХорово дирижиране | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
Master's after a degree60 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballet art - Ballet directingБалетно изкуство - Балетна режисура | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Ballet art/Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство/Балетна педагогика | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Vocal pedagogyВокална педагогика | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Conducting a brass bandДирижиране духов оркестър | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Conducting a folk orchestraДирижиране на фолклорен оркестър | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Sound directing and sound design for gamesЗвукорежисура и звуков дизайн за игри | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Sound directing, sound and media designЗвукорежисура, звуков и медиен дизайн | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Instrumental pedagogy - PianoИнструментална педагогика - Пиано | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – AccordionИнструментално изкуство – Акордеон | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – HarpИнструментално изкуство – Арфа | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – WaldhornИнструментално изкуство – Валдхорна | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ViolaИнструментално изкуство – Виола | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – CelloИнструментално изкуство – Виолончело | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ClarinetИнструментално изкуство – Кларинет | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Classical guitarИнструментално изкуство – Класическа китара | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Double bassИнструментално изкуство – Контрабас | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – OboeИнструментално изкуство – Обой | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – OrganИнструментално изкуство – Орган | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – PianoИнструментално изкуство – Пиано | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – TrumpetИнструментално изкуство – Тромпет | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – TubeИнструментално изкуство – Туба | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – Percussion instrumentsИнструментално изкуство – Ударни инструменти | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – FagottosИнструментално изкуство – Фагот | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – FluteИнструментално изкуство – Флейта | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ViolinИнструментално изкуство – Цигулка | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – ZugtrombonИнструментално изкуство – Цугтромбон | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Instrumental art – HarpsichordИнструментално изкуство – Чембало | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Chamber musicКамерна музика | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Chamber singingКамерно пеене | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Piano accompanimentКлавирен съпровод | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Classical singingКласическо пеене | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| CompositionКомпозиция | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Media composition and electroacoustic musicМедийна композиция и електроакустична музика | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Management of the music industriesМениджмънт на музикалните индустрии | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Music productionМузикално продуцентствоjoint programme | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Music and stage directingМузикално-сценична режисура | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| MusicologyМузикознание | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Music therapyМузикотерапия | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Operetta and musicalОперета и мюзикъл | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Opera and symphony conductingОперно-симфонично дирижиране | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музика | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Pop and jazz bass guitarПоп и джаз баскитара | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz guitarПоп и джаз китара | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz double bassПоп и джаз контрабас | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz singingПоп и джаз пеене | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz pianoПоп и джаз пиано | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz saxophoneПоп и джаз саксофон | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz trumpetПоп и джаз тромпет | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz percussion instrumentsПоп и джаз ударни инструменти | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz fluteПоп и джаз флейта | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Pop and jazz zugtrombonПоп и джаз цугтромбон | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Music theoryТеория на музиката | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Sound designТонрежисура | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – Bagpipe (Gaida)Фолклорно инструментално изкуство – Гайда | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – GadulkaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Гъдулка | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – PipeФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Кавал | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folk instrumental art – TamburaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – Тамбура | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Folklore singingФолклорно пеене | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Vocal Faculty |
| Folk-instrumental art - Folk singingФолклорно-инструментално изкуство - Фолклорно пеене | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Instrumental Faculty |
| Conducting of choirsХорово дирижиране | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Theory, Composition and Conducting Faculty |
Programmes are the bachelor's and master's programmes in the register, one row per programme and form of study (full-time and part-time are two rows). Doctoral programmes are counted, not listed. Languages are the register's language of instruction; English names are the register's own, shown only where they read as a name.
What isn't here
Not in the register: enrolment, fees, entry scores and graduate outcomes. Faculties and branches are in it, but most carry no link to their institution, so they aren't listed here.
Students from abroad: the European Commission's Study in Europe profile says applicants apply under EU-citizen rules, through bilateral agreements or as international non-EU students, and should check each university's admission requirements.
Also in Sofia: "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence College, "Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher School, Academy of Ministry of Interior, College of Management, Trade and Marketing, Medical University of Sofia, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, National Academy of Art, National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", New Bulgarian University, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Technical University - Sofia, Theatre College "Luben Groys", Todor Kableshkov University of Transport, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, University of Forestry, University of Insurance and Finance, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski", University of National and World Economy, University of Telecommunications and Post
Source: National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID) — Register of Higher Education Institutions (Регистър на висшите училища), kept for the Ministry of Education and Science; read 6 November 2026. Accreditation grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's. English names and labels, grouping and order are ours; contact data left out. Not endorsed by NACID.
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