Women S Studies

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literature, philosophy, and the arts as much as on social studies and policy.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 336 institutions across the United States, with a total of 8622 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

276

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

325

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

1,692

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

255

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

177

degrees awarded

Doctoral Degrees

degrees awarded

Other Awards

5,839

awards given

Top Schools for Women S 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	796
2	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	156
3	Ohio University-Main Campus Athens, OH	150
4	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA	120
5	University of Kansas Lawrence, KS	119
6	Mt San Antonio College Walnut, CA	117
7	Smith College Northampton, MA	96
8	Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA	93
9	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	87
10	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	84
11	CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York, NY	84
12	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	83
13	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI	83
14	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	75
15	Florida International University Miami, FL	75
16	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	72
17	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ	72
18	George Washington University Washington, DC	72
19	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA	69
20	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	69
21	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	66
22	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	66
23	University of Delaware Newark, DE	66
24	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	63
25	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	63
26	San Jose City College San Jose, CA	63
27	University of Georgia Athens, GA	60
28	Brandeis University Waltham, MA	60
29	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC	57
30	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD	57
31	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA	57
32	Harvard University Cambridge, MA	54
33	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	54
34	Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA	54
35	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA	54
36	Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa, CA	54
37	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC	51
38	Emory University Atlanta, GA	51
39	University at Albany Albany, NY	51
40	Clemson University Clemson, SC	51
41	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY	51
42	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA	51
43	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN	51
44	Sierra College Rocklin, CA	51
45	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA	48
46	Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, VA	48
47	University of Oregon Eugene, OR	48
48	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA	48
49	Barnard College New York, NY	45
50	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	45
51	DePaul University Chicago, IL	45
52	Citrus College Glendora, CA	45
53	Franklin Pierce University Rindge, NH	44
54	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC	42
55	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA	42
56	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ	42
57	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC	42
58	University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA	39
59	Illinois State University Normal, IL	39
60	Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL	39
61	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX	39
62	Spelman College Atlanta, GA	39
63	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM	39
64	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI	39
65	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI	38
66	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI	37
67	Clark University Worcester, MA	36
68	East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA	36
69	University of Rochester Rochester, NY	36
70	Middlebury College Middlebury, VT	36
71	Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, MI	36
72	University of South Florida Tampa, FL	36
73	Texas Woman's University Denton, TX	36
74	University of Washington-Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	36
75	Yale University New Haven, CT	36
76	Kansas State University Manhattan, KS	36
77	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	36
78	De Anza College Cupertino, CA	33
79	Duke University Durham, NC	33
80	University of Louisville Louisville, KY	33
81	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI	33
82	University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI	33
83	Dartmouth College Hanover, NH	33
84	Iowa State University Ames, IA	33
85	Lafayette College Easton, PA	33
86	Pace University New York, NY	30
87	Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA	30
88	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	30
89	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA	30
90	Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, CT	30
91	University of Wyoming Laramie, WY	30
92	The University of Montana Missoula, MT	30
93	College of Charleston Charleston, SC	30
94	SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY	30
95	Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA	27
96	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI	27
97	Carleton College Northfield, MN	27
98	Georgetown University Washington, DC	27
99	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	27
100	Augustana College Rock Island, IL	27