Graduate Programs in Women’s and Gender Studies

This list was adapted from one created for the Smith College Study of Women and Gender program. It is not comprehensive, and we have no further information about any of the programs described below. If you have additions or corrections to this list, please e-mail them to me.

Ph.D. Programs

United States

• Arizona State University, Ph.D. in gender studies
• 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 studies
• Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) Ph.D. in women’s studies
• Texas Woman’s University Ph.D. in women’s studies
• University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. in women’s studies
• University of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D. in feminist studies
• University of Iowa, Iowa City Ph.D. in women’s studies
• University of Maryland, College Park Ph.D. and M.A. in women’s studies
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (with Center for Advanced Feminist Studies) Ph.D. in women’s studies
• University of Washington, Seattle, Ph.D. and M.A. in women’s studies

International

• Central European University, Budapest M.A. and Ph.D. in gender studies
• Josai International University Ph.D. and M.A. in women’s studies
• London School of Economics and Political Science, Gender Institute, England Ph.D. and M.Phil. in gender studies; M.Sc. in gender and social policy
• Manchester University Ph.D. and M.A. in women’s studies
• Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) Ph.D. and M.A. in women’s studies
• The Netherlands Research School of Women’s Studies (NOV) Ph.D. in women’s studies at six Dutch universities
• Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in women’s studies
• University of Auckland, New Zealand M.A. and Ph.D. in women’s studies
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada) M.A. and Ph.D. administered by women’s studies and gender relations
• University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia) Ph.D. and M.A. in gender studies
• University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom M.A. in gender studies and several Ph.D. options
• University of Sussex (Brighton, UK) D.Phil. and M.A. programs in gender studies
• University of Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) Ph.D. and M.A. (by research) in women’s studies
• University of Warwick, England Ph.D. programs in women and gender; M.A. in interdisciplinary gender studies, gender and international development, or gender, literature and modernity
• York University (Ontario, Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in women’s studies
• University of York (York, England) D.Phil., M.A., and M.Phil. programs in women’s studies

Joint M.A. and Ph.D. Programs

• American University Women and International Law Program L.L.M. in international legal studies with a specialization in gender and international law
• George Washington University J.D./M.A. in women’s studies
• 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
• University of Indiana, Bloomington J.D. with a minor in gender studies

M.A. Programs

United States

• Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) M.A. in women’s and gender studies
• Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, CA) interdisciplinary M.A. program in applied women’s studies
• Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA) M.A. in Africana women’s studies
• DePaul University (Chicago, IL) M.A. in women’s and gender studies
• Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) M.A. of liberal studies in women’s and gender studies (interdisciplinary)
• 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
• Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) M.A. in women’s studies
• Jewish Theological Seminary M.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
• Roosevelt University (Chicago, IL) M.A. and graduate certificate in women’s and gender 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 studies
• Towson University (Maryland) M.S. in women’s studies
• United Theological Seminary (New Brighton, MN) M.A. in women’s studies: religion, theology and ministry
• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa M.A. in women’s studies
• University of Arizona, Tucson M.A. in women’s studies
• University of Cincinnati M.A. in women’s studies
• University of Florida M.A. and M.W.S. in women’s studies
• University of Illinois, Springfield Self-designed, interdisciplinary M.A. in women’s 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 North Carolina, Greensboro M.A. in women’s and gender 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 Texas, Austin M.A. in women’s and gender studies
• University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A. in women’s studies/gender studies

International

• Manchester University M.A. in women’s politics and policy research
• Massey University, New Zealand M.A. in women’s studies, M.Phil. in women’s studies, and doctoral work in women’s studies
• Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s (Newfoundland, Canada) M.A. in women’s studies
• Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) M.A. in women’s studies offered jointly by Dalhousie, Mount Saint Vincent, and Saint Mary’s universities
• Oxford University (England) One-year interdisciplinary master’s degree
• Simon Fraser University, Burnaby (British Columbia, Canada) M.A. in women’s studies
• Trinity College at University of Dublin The Centre for Women’s Studies offers the M.Phil. in women’s studies, also welcomes applications from those wishing to do the M.Litt. and Ph.D. degrees, which are by research alone
• University of Leeds Multiple post graguate programs at the master’s and Ph.D. levels in women’s, gender and sexuality studies in an multiple contexts
• University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) M.A. degree specializations, including feminist theology
• University of Ottawa (Canada) Collaborative Program in women’s studies at the master’s level
• University of Toronto (Canada) Graduate collaborative program in women’s studies, M.A. and Ph.D.
• University of Western Ontario (Canada) M.A. in women’s studies and feminist research
• University of Wollongong (Australia) M.A. in women’s studies
• University of York (England) Stand-alone M.A. in women’s studies. Also offers M.A. in women’s studies by research and an M.Sc in women, development and administration

Certificates, Concentrations, Minors

United States

• American University (Washington, D.C.) Graduate students can combine the study of women’s and gender issues with core courses in a traditional discipline to earn an M.A. or Ph.D.
• California Institute of Integral Studies M.A. or Ph.D. in philosophy and religion with a concentration in women’s spirituality
• City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center Graduate certificate in women’s studies for Ph.D. programs
• Columbia University (New York City) Interdisciplinary graduate courses in feminist inquiry, and a range of activities bearing on feminist scholarship and teaching
• Concordia University’s Simone de Beauvoir Institute of Women’s Studies Certificate and specialization programs at the bachelor’s or undergraduate level
• Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) Graduate minor in women’ studies
• DePaul University (Chicago, IL) M.A. in women’s and gender studies
• Dominican University of California M.A. humanities focus in women’s studies
• Drew University (Madison, NJ) Ph.D. in Theology with Women’s & Gender Studies Concentration; M.A./Ph.D. in History/Culture with a concentration in Gender and Sexuality
• Duke University (Durham, NC) Certificate program in women’s studies for students pursuing Ph.D. and M.A. degrees
• Graduate Consortium in Women’s Studies at M.I.T. Offers MIT graduate credit for students enrolled at participating institutions: Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University, M.I.T. , Northeastern University, Simmons College, Tufts University, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) Ph.D. and Th.D. program in religion, gender and culture
• Indiana State University, Terra Haute Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• Kansas State University Graduate certificate in WST for students in M.A., M.S., Ph.D. and professional programs
• Kent State University Women’s studies minor
• Michigan State University, East Lansing Graduate students may choose graduate-level courses
• New York University (New York City) M.A. concentration in women’s history and Draper interdisciplinary M.A. in the humanities and social thought with a focus on gender politics
• North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) Interdisciplinary graduate minor in women’s and gender studies
• North Dakota State University, Fargo Women’s studies graduate emphasis
• Northern Illinois University At the graduate, master’s and doctoral levels, students may earn a graduate concentration in women’s studies
• Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• Ohio University, Athens Graduate certificate for M.A. and Ph.D. programs
• Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) Emphasis in women’s studies for M.A. in humanities degree; graduate certificate
• Oregon State University (Corvallis, OR) Women’s studies specialization in M.A. in interdisciplinary studies; graduate minor in women’s studies
• Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA) Minor in women’s studies for M.A. and Ph.D. programs
• University of Oregon (Eugene, OR) Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• Princeton University (Princeton, NJ) Offers a course of graduate study culminating in the receipt of a graduate certificate.
• Portland State University (Oregon) Post-baccalaureate certificate
• Rice University Graduate certificate in the study of women, gender, and sexuality
• Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) Women’s studies graduate certificate
• State University of New York, Brockport Women’s studies concentration in M.A. in liberal studies
• State University of New York at Buffalo Women’s studies emphasis in M.A. in American studies
• Texas Tech University Interdisciplinary M.A. with a concentration in women’s studies
• Union Institute and University Ph.D. in interdisciplinary arts and sciences with a concentration in women’s studies
• University of Akron (Ohio) Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of California, Berkeley Designated emphasis program on Women, Gender and Sexuality for Ph.D.
• University of California at Davis Designated emphasis for Ph.D. in feminist theory and research to students in any discipline doing gender-related research
• University of California, Irvine Graduate emphasis in feminist studies awarded in conjunction with the Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree
• University of California, Santa Cruz Concentration in women’s studies in a Ph.D. degree
• University of Chicago Center for Gender Studies No graduate degree, but offers some graduate courses
• University of Colorado, Boulder Graduate certificate in women and gender studies
• University of Connecticut, Storrs Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Georgia, Athens Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Hawaii, Manoa Graduate certificate in advanced women’s studies
• University of Houston Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Illinois at Chicago Graduate concentration in gender and women’s studies
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Minor in women’s studies for M.A. or Ph.D. degrees
• University of Kansas Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Maine Interdisciplinary graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Massachusetts, Amherst Graduate certificate in advanced feminist studies
• University of Massachusetts, Boston Graduate certificate in women in politics and public policy and one-year online graduate certificate program in women in politics and public policy
• University of Missouri-Columbia Graduate minor in women’s studies
• University of Missouri, St. Louis Interdisciplinary graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill No graduate degrees in women’s studies but offers a curriculum in women’s studies for graduate-level courses, conducting research and writing theses and dissertations on gender-related topics, and attending lectures and seminars
• University of North Texas, Denton M.A. in in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in women’s studies
• University of Oklahoma, Norman Interdisciplinary M.A. and Ph.D.
• University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Pittsburgh M.A. certificate and Ph.D. certificate in women’s studies
• University of South Carolina, Columbia Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Texas, Austin Concentration in women’s studies leads to a graduate portfolio in a specialization area of choice
• University of Washington, Seattle Graduate certificate in women’ studies
• University of Wisconsin, Madison Graduate certificate and Ph.D. minor in women’s studies
• University of South Florida Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• University of Southern California Graduate certificate in women’s studies in conjunction with other degrees
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate certificate in women’s studies
• Washington State University Gender concentrations in graduate study in American studies, history, political science and sociology
• West Virginia University, Morgantown Interdisciplinary M.A. in liberal studies with a concentration in women’s studies
• Western Kentucky University Graduate certificate both online and in-person

International

• University of Helsinki, Christina Institute, Finland Interdisciplinary graduate (master’s level) course offerings in women’s studies