Bulgaria

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

DecisionGradeTermCapacity set
Accredited9.4320 Nov 2025 – 20 Nov 2031—
Accredited9.2927 Jun 2019 – 27 Jun 20251,500
Accredited9.235 Sept 2013 – 5 Sept 20191,600

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.

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Professional fields accredited (2)

Professional fieldDecision as listedTermBachelor's capacityMaster's capacity
1.3. Pedagogy of teaching inПедагогика на обучението поAccredited, grade 7.7822 Jan 2019 – 22 Jan 2024term ended8070
8.3. Musical and dance artМузикално и танцово изкуствоAccredited, grade 9.1229 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

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Ballet art/Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство/Балетна педагогикаPart-time5 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Ballet art/Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство/Балетна педагогикаPart-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Sound directing, sound and media designЗвукорежисура, звуков и медиен дизайнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Instrumental art – AccordionИнструментално изкуство – АкордеонFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – HarpИнструментално изкуство – АрфаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Baritone hornИнструментално изкуство – БаритонхорнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – WaldhornИнструментално изкуство – ВалдхорнаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ViolaИнструментално изкуство – ВиолаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – CelloИнструментално изкуство – ВиолончелоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Celtic harpИнструментално изкуство – Келтска арфаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ClarinetИнструментално изкуство – КларинетFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Classical guitarИнструментално изкуство – Класическа китараFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Classical guitarИнструментално изкуство – Класическа китараFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Instrumental art – Double bassИнструментално изкуство – КонтрабасFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – OboeИнструментално изкуство – ОбойFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – PianoИнструментално изкуство – ПианоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – TenorhornИнструментално изкуство – ТенорхорнFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – TrumpetИнструментално изкуство – ТромпетFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – TubaИнструментално изкуство – ТубаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Percussion instrumentsИнструментално изкуство – Ударни инструментиFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – FagottosИнструментално изкуство – ФаготFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – FluteИнструментално изкуство – ФлейтаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ViolinИнструментално изкуство – ЦигулкаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ZugtrombonИнструментално изкуство – ЦугтромбонFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Classical singingКласическо пеенеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Classical singingКласическо пеенеFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Music and stage directingМузикално-сценична режисураFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
OrganОрганFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музикаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Pop and jazz bass guitarПоп и джаз баскитараFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz bass guitarПоп и джаз баскитараFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Pop and jazz guitarПоп и джаз китараFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz guitarПоп и джаз китараFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Pop and jazz double bassПоп и джаз контрабасFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz singingПоп и джаз пеенеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz singingПоп и джаз пеенеFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Pop and jazz pianoПоп и джаз пианоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz saxophoneПоп и джаз саксофонFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz trumpetПоп и джаз тромпетFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz percussion instrumentsПоп и джаз ударни инструментиFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz fluteПоп и джаз флейтаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz zugtrombonПоп и джаз цугтромбонFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Sound designТонрежисураFull-time4 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Folk choreographyФолклорна хореографияFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Folk choreographyФолклорна хореографияPart-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Folk instrumental art – BagpipeФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ГайдаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk instrumental art – BagpipeФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ГайдаFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Folk instrumental art – GadulkaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ГъдулкаFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk instrumental art – GadulkaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ГъдулкаFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Folk instrumental art – FluteФолклорно инструментално изкуство – КавалFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk instrumental art – FluteФолклорно инструментално изкуство – КавалFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Folk instrumental art – TambourineФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ТамбураFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk instrumental art – TambourineФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ТамбураFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Folk singingФолклорно пеенеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk singingФолклорно пеенеFull-time4 yearsBulgarian“Prof. Pancho Vladigerov” National Academy of Music – Burgas Branch
Folk singingФолклорно пеенеFull-time4 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
HarpsichordЧембалоFull-time4 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty

Master's after secondary school (integrated)6 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Conducting a brass bandДирижиране духов оркестърFull-time5 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
CompositionКомпозицияFull-time5 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
MusicologyМузикознаниеFull-time5 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Opera and symphony conductingОперно-симфонично дирижиранеFull-time5 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Theory of musicТеория на музикатаFull-time5 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Conducting of choirsХорово дирижиранеFull-time5 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty

Master's after a degree60 programmes

ProgrammeFormLengthLanguageFaculty or unit
Ballet art - Ballet directingБалетно изкуство - Балетна режисураFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Ballet art/Ballet pedagogyБалетно изкуство/Балетна педагогикаFull-time1 yearBulgarianVocal Faculty
Vocal pedagogyВокална педагогикаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Conducting a brass bandДирижиране духов оркестърFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Conducting a folk orchestraДирижиране на фолклорен оркестърFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Sound directing and sound design for gamesЗвукорежисура и звуков дизайн за игриFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Sound directing, sound and media designЗвукорежисура, звуков и медиен дизайнFull-time1 yearBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Instrumental pedagogy - PianoИнструментална педагогика - ПианоFull-time1 yearBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – AccordionИнструментално изкуство – АкордеонFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – HarpИнструментално изкуство – АрфаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – WaldhornИнструментално изкуство – ВалдхорнаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ViolaИнструментално изкуство – ВиолаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – CelloИнструментално изкуство – ВиолончелоFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ClarinetИнструментално изкуство – КларинетFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Classical guitarИнструментално изкуство – Класическа китараFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Double bassИнструментално изкуство – КонтрабасFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – OboeИнструментално изкуство – ОбойFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – OrganИнструментално изкуство – ОрганFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – PianoИнструментално изкуство – ПианоFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – TrumpetИнструментално изкуство – ТромпетFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – TubeИнструментално изкуство – ТубаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – Percussion instrumentsИнструментално изкуство – Ударни инструментиFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – FagottosИнструментално изкуство – ФаготFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – FluteИнструментално изкуство – ФлейтаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ViolinИнструментално изкуство – ЦигулкаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – ZugtrombonИнструментално изкуство – ЦугтромбонFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Instrumental art – HarpsichordИнструментално изкуство – ЧембалоFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Chamber musicКамерна музикаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Chamber singingКамерно пеенеFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Piano accompanimentКлавирен съпроводFull-time2 yearsBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Classical singingКласическо пеенеFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
CompositionКомпозицияFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Media composition and electroacoustic musicМедийна композиция и електроакустична музикаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Management of the music industriesМениджмънт на музикалните индустрииFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Music productionМузикално продуцентствоjoint programmeFull-time1 yearBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Music and stage directingМузикално-сценична режисураFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
MusicologyМузикознаниеFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Music therapyМузикотерапияFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Operetta and musicalОперета и мюзикълFull-time1 yearBulgarianVocal Faculty
Opera and symphony conductingОперно-симфонично дирижиранеFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Pedagogy of music educationПедагогика на обучението по музикаFull-time1 yearBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Pop and jazz bass guitarПоп и джаз баскитараFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz guitarПоп и джаз китараFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz double bassПоп и джаз контрабасFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz singingПоп и джаз пеенеFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz pianoПоп и джаз пианоFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz saxophoneПоп и джаз саксофонFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz trumpetПоп и джаз тромпетFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz percussion instrumentsПоп и джаз ударни инструментиFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz fluteПоп и джаз флейтаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Pop and jazz zugtrombonПоп и джаз цугтромбонFull-time2 yearsBulgarianVocal Faculty
Music theoryТеория на музикатаFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Sound designТонрежисураFull-time1 yearBulgarianTheory, Composition and Conducting Faculty
Folk instrumental art – Bagpipe (Gaida)Фолклорно инструментално изкуство – ГайдаFull-time1 yearBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk instrumental art – GadulkaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ГъдулкаFull-time1 yearBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk instrumental art – PipeФолклорно инструментално изкуство – КавалFull-time1 yearBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folk instrumental art – TamburaФолклорно инструментално изкуство – ТамбураFull-time1 yearBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Folklore singingФолклорно пеенеFull-time1 yearBulgarianVocal Faculty
Folk-instrumental art - Folk singingФолклорно-инструментално изкуство - Фолклорно пеенеFull-time1 yearBulgarianInstrumental Faculty
Conducting of choirsХорово дирижиранеFull-time2 yearsBulgarianTheory, 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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