Honorary Degrees Since 1702

Name Degreesort descending Year
Green, Jacob Doctor of Medicine 1827
Brendel, Alfred Doctor of Music 1992
Kidjo, Angélique Doctor of Music 2015
Franklin, Aretha Doctor of Music 2010
Adams, John Doctor of Music 2013
Upshaw, Dawn K. Doctor of Music 2001
Simon, Paul F. Doctor of Music 1996
Cruz, Celia Doctor of Music 1989
Shaw, Robert L. Doctor of Music 1998
von Stade, Frederica Doctor of Music 1985
Bernstein, Leonard Doctor of Music 1966
Barnett, James George Doctor of Music 1867
Stern, Isaac Doctor of Music 1975
Carter, Jr., Elliott Cook Doctor of Music 1970
McDonald, Audra Doctor of Music 2016
Sibelius,Jean, Dr. Doctor of Music 1914
Marsalis, Wynton Doctor of Music 1995
Paine, John Knowles Doctor of Music 1890
Ruff, Willie Doctor of Music 2018
Ma, Yo-yo Doctor of Music 1987
Shaw, Caroline Doctor of Music 2022
Gubaidulina, Sofia Doctor of Music 2009
Watts, Andre Doctor of Music 1973
Elgar,Edward, Sir Doctor of Music 1905
Ellington, Duke Doctor of Music 1967
Thomas, Theodore Doctor of Music 1880
Alsop, Marin Doctor of Music 2017
Perlman, Itzhak Doctor of Music 1981
King, Riley B.B. Doctor of Music 1977
Stoeckel, Gustave Jacob Doctor of Music 1864
Masur, Kurt Doctor of Music 1994
Fitzgerald, Ella Doctor of Music 1986
Goto, Midori Doctor of Music 2012
Schuman, William Doctor of Music 1988
Penderecki, Krzysztof Doctor of Music 2003
Solti,Georg, K.B.E., Sir Doctor of Music 1974
Mason, William Doctor of Music 1872
Polisi, Joseph W. Doctor of Music 2014
Koussevitzky, Serge Doctor of Music 1938
Foss, Lukas Doctor of Music 1991
Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich Doctor of Music 1980
Wonder, Stevie Doctor of Music 2017
McCartney, Paul Doctor of Music 2008
Stanley, Ralph Doctor of Music 2014
Price, Leontyne Doctor of Music 1979
Damrosch, Frank Heino Doctor of Music 1904
Kneisel, Franz Doctor of Music 1911
Hancock, Herbie Doctor of Music 2020
Paderewski, Ignace Jan Doctor of Music 1917
Ndour, Youssou Doctor of Music 2011