Medieval and Renaissance Studies

A program that focuses on the study of the Medieval and/or Renaissance periods in European and circum-Mediterranean history from the perspective of various disciplines in the humanities and social sciences, including history and archeology, as well as studies of period art and music.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 34 institutions across the United States, with a total of 336 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

21

certificates awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

39

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

16

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

19

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

10

degrees awarded

Other Awards

231

awards given

Top Schools for Medieval and Renaissance Studies

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 CUNY Graduate School and University Center
New York, NY
36
2 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA
32
3 University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
28
4 Fordham University
Bronx, NY
27
5 Yale University
New Haven, CT
21
6 University of Chicago
Chicago, IL
18
7 University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
16
8 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR
15
9 Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI
15
10 University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN
15
11 Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
12
12 Brown University
Providence, RI
12
13 Barnard College
New York, NY
9
14 The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
6
15 Georgetown University
Washington, DC
6
16 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI
6
17 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
University Park, PA
6
18 Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA
6
19 Columbus State University
Columbus, GA
4
20 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
4
21 Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
3
22 Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT
3
23 University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
3
24 Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA
3
25 Smith College
Northampton, MA
3
26 Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
3
27 University of Minnesota-Morris
Morris, MN
3
28 University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City, MO
3
29 University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
3
30 Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
3
31 Duke University
Durham, NC
3
32 Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH
3
33 The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Knoxville, TN
3
34 Rice University
Houston, TX
3