Disability Studies
A program that focuses on the nature, meaning, and consequences of what it is to be defined as disabled and explores the historical, cultural, economic, physiological, and socio-political dynamics of disability. Includes instruction in disability rights, legal issues, and public policy; literature, philosophy, and the arts; and/or research in the social sciences, education, and health sciences addressing social and experiential aspects of disability.
Degree Statistics
This program is offered at 21 institutions across the United States, with a total of 1483 degrees awarded annually.
Certificates Below Bachelor's
204
certificates awarded
Associate Degrees
13
degrees awarded
Bachelor's Degrees
71
degrees awarded
Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
75
certificates awarded
Master's Degrees
53
degrees awarded
Doctoral Degrees
11
degrees awarded
Other Awards
1,056
awards given
Top Schools for Disability Studies
These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.
| Rank | Institution | Degrees |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI | 636 |
| 2 | CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY | 267 |
| 3 | University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, IL | 135 |
| 4 | University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | 93 |
| 5 | University of Georgia Athens, GA | 83 |
| 6 | Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ | 51 |
| 7 | Nassau Community College Garden City, NY | 45 |
| 8 | Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 39 |
| 9 | University of Arizona Tucson, AZ | 32 |
| 10 | Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA | 27 |
| 11 | University of Toledo Toledo, OH | 18 |
| 12 | American University Washington, DC | 16 |
| 13 | National Louis University Chicago, IL | 9 |
| 14 | William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, NJ | 9 |
| 15 | University of South Carolina-Upstate Spartanburg, SC | 4 |
| 16 | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA | 4 |
| 17 | Suffolk University Boston, MA | 3 |
| 18 | Minot State University Minot, ND | 3 |
| 19 | Lipscomb University Nashville, TN | 3 |
| 20 | University of Maine Orono, ME | 3 |
| 21 | Wartburg College Waverly, IA | 3 |