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WGST Graduate School Resources
- NWSA - National Women's Studies Association
- Graduate School Information & Resources - List of various graduate schools and programs in the United States and internationally.
- Women’s Studies Programs - List of schools offering Women’s Studies programs (not specifically grad schools)
California programs:
- UC Santa Cruz - Feminist Studies - Ph.D. program (in Social Justice, Sexuality Studies, Postcolonial Theory, Transnational Feminism, Science & Technology Studies, Critical Race Theory) with a designated emphasis in Feminist Studies
- UC Berkeley - Dept. of Gender and Women’s Studies, Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality (must be accepted into an existing Ph.D. program at UC Berkeley)
- UC Santa Barbara - Feminist Studies - Independent M.A. and Ph.D. programs, and doctoral emphasis offered in Feminist Studies.
- UC Davis - Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies - GSW Studies does not offer MA or PhD programs, but offers designated emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research with other graduate programs, such as Anthropology, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Education, English, Psychology, Sociology, and more.
- University of Southern California- Gender and Sexuality Studies - Concentration in gender and sexuality studies for USC students in graduate or professional programs.
United States Ph.D. Programs
Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, CA) Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies in religion
Emory University (Atlanta, GA) Ph.D. in women's studies
Indiana University, Bloomington Ph.D. in gender studies
Ohio State University, Ph.D. and M.A. in women's, gender and sexuality studies
Oregon State University, Ph.D. women's, gender and sexuality studies
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) Ph.D. in women's and gender studies
Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY) Ph.D. in women's and gender and sexuality studies
University of Arizona Ph.D. in gender and women's studies
University of Buffalo Ph.D. Global Gender Studies
University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. in gender studies
University of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D. in feminist studies
University of California, Santa Cruz Ph.D. in feminist studies
University of Kansas, Lawrence Ph.D. in women, gender, and sexuality studies
University of Kentucky, Lexington Ph.D. in women's studies
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Ph.D. in feminist studies
University of Washington, Seattle, Ph.D. and M.A. in gender, women's and sexuality studies
United States M.A. programs
Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) M.A. in women's, gender and sexuality studies
DePaul University (Chicago, IL) M.A. in women's and gender studies
Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) M.A. and graduate certificate in women's studies
George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in Women and Gender Studies
George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) M.A. in women's studies; M.A. in public policy with a concentration in women's studies
Jewish Theological SeminaryM.A. in Jewish women's studies
Loyola University, Chicago M.A. in women's studies, and a three-course graduate certificate; Mary Griffin Graduate Scholarship in WST available to one full-time graduate student in the program
Minnesota State University M.S. in women's studies
Ohio State University (Columbus, OH) M.A. in women's studies
San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) M.A. in women's studies
San Francisco State University M.A. in women's studies
Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, New York) M.A. in women's history
Simmons College (Boston, MA) Interdisciplinary M.A. program in gender/cultural studies
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven M.A. in women's studies and a graduate certificate in women's studies
State University of New York, Albany M.A. in women's, gender sexuality studies
Texas Woman's University M.A. in Woman's Studies
Towson University (Maryland) M.S. in women's and gender studies
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa M.A. in women's studies
University of Florida M.A. and M.W.S. in gender, sexuality and women's studies
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Self-designed, interdisciplinary M.A. in women's studies
University of Iowa, Iowa City Graduate Certificate in women's, gender and sexuality studies
University of Louisville M.A. in women's and gender studies
University of Memphis interdisciplinary M.A. program in women's studies
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls M.A. in women's studies
University of South Florida, Tampa M.A. in women's studies
University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A. in women's studies/gender studies
Combined Degrees
- Dual JD/ MA WGST
George Washington University J.D./M.A. in women's studies
Pace University and Sarah Lawrence College J.D./M.A. in Women's History and Law
University of Arizona J.D./M.A. in women's studies
University of Cincinnati J.D./M.A. in women's studies
University of Florida J.D./M.A. in women's studies
- There are many MPH programs that allow people to specialize in areas of women’s health but I was not able to find a dual degree. If we want this included I can make a list of those programs but it may not be pertinent
Top Women’s/Gender/Sexuality Grad Schools (according to U.S. News):
- UC Santa Barbara
- UC Berkeley
- University of Wisconsin- Madison - M.A. program in Gender and Women’s Studies
- Stanford University - Ph.D. Minor degree in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- New York University - MA degree in the History of Women and Gender
- University of Massachusetts- Amherst - Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies Graduate Certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies