The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre offers higher education across an array of music and theatre disciplines, at the  Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral levels.

Bachelor’s degree programmes offer training in areas such as vocal and instrumental performance, conducting, composition, musicology, music education and recording arts. Additional specialisations are available in the Master’s programmes in chamber music performance, accompaniment, contemporary improvisation, and cultural management. The theatre department provides comprehensive training for actors, directors and playwrights in both the classical and modern theatre practices. It also offers a Master's programme in contemporary physical performance making, an advanced course designed for professional performers and theatre makers across disciplines. EAMT also runs joint Master's programmes in music pedagogy  and cultural management with Tallinn University and the Estonian Business School, respectively, as well as a two-year international joint program in contemporary performance and composition, offering students an open platform for experimental artistic practice. EAMT’s doctoral programme is divided between Musicology and Artistic Research in the fields of music and theatre.  

With over a century of expertise in music and theatre instruction, the Academy prides itself on a robust classical foundation while also thriving as a contemporary, forward-thinking university. Students at EAMT benefit from the knowledge and experience of outstanding instructors, artists, researchers, and specialists in their respective fields, assuring an engaging and immersive learning journey. An active participant in the broader, international  cultural scene, we provide our students with ample opportunities to attain global competitiveness and creative excellence. Over the past decades EAMT has promoted the development of  an international, diverse, welcoming and inclusive learning environment, for the benefit of both international and local students.

EAMT has its operations spread across two key locations. Its main, modern campus in the city centre features a concert hall renowned for its excellent acoustics, a flexible black box theatre, a multimedia centre, and various cutting-edge technology facilities. Meanwhile, the Theatre Department is situated in the heart of Tallinn's historic Old Town, an area of significant historical importance

EAMT's academic and performance excellence is recognised globally, as  is evidenced by its  ranking in the QS World University Ranking system.