Graduate Programs

This page provides a list of Graduate Programs related to Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies all around the United States and abroad! This list is, of course, not exhaustive, and many of the institutions listed offer multiple programs of varying degrees.

Doctoral Programs

Midwestern U.S.

Indiana University, Bloomington Ph.D. in gender studies

Ohio State University, Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies

University of Kansas, Lawrence Ph.D. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies

University of Iowa, Iowa City Ph.D. in women's studies

University of Michigan joint Ph.D. programs in women's studies and English, History, Psychology, or Sociology

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (with Center for Advanced Feminist Studies) Ph.D. in women's studies

Western and Southwestern U.S.

Arizona State University, Ph.D. in gender studies

Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, CA) Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies in religion

University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. in women's studies

University of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D. in feminist studies

University of Washington, Seattle, Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies

Southern U.S.

University of Kentucky, Lexington Ph.D. in women's studies (new fall 2013, certificate available for current study)

Texas Woman's University Ph.D. in women's studies

Emory University (Atlanta, GA) Ph.D. in women's studies

Eastern U.S.

University of Maryland, College Park Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies

Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) Ph.D. in women's studies

Canada

York University (Ontario) Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies

Simon Fraser University (British Columbia) Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies

University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC) M.A. and Ph.D. administered by women's studies and gender relations

Great Britain

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

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 Warwick, England Ph.D. programs in women and gender; M.A. in interdisciplinary gender studies, gender and international development, or gender, literature and modernity

University of York (York, England) D.Phil., M.A., and M.Phil. programs in women's studies

Central Europe

Central European University, Budapest M.A. and Ph.D. in gender studies

The Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies (NOV) Ph.D. in women's studies at six Dutch universities

Australia & New Zealand

Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) 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 Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia) Ph.D. and M.A. in gender studies

University of Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) Ph.D. and M.A. (by research) in women's studies

Japan

Josai International University Ph.D. and M.A. in women's studies

Joint Master's and Juris Doctoral Programs

United States

American University (Washington, D.C.) Women and International Law Program L.L.M. in international legal studies with a specialization in gender an0d international law

George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) J.D./M.A. in women's studies

Pace University and Sarah Lawrence College (Yonkers, NY) 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

University of Indiana, Bloomington J.D. with a minor in gender studies

Masters Programs

Midwestern U.S.

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)

Loyola University (Chicago, IL) 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 (Mankato, MN) 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

United Theological Seminary (New Brighton, MN) M.A. in women's studies: religion, theology and ministry

University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) M.A. in women's studies

University of Illinois, Springfield Self-designed, interdisciplinary M.A. in women's studies

University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) M.A. in women's studies

University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A. in women's studies/gender studies

Southern U.S.

Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA) M.A. in Africana women's 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

Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) M.A. in women's studies

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa M.A. in women's studies

University of Florida (Gainesville, FL) M.A. and M.W.S. in women's studies

University of Louisville (Louisville, KY) M.A. in women's and gender studies

University of Memphis (Memphis, TN) interdisciplinary M.A. program in women's studies

University of North Carolina, Greensboro M.A. in women's and gender studies

University of South Florida, Tampa M.A. in women's studies

University of Texas, Austin M.A. in women's and gender studies

Eastern U.S.

Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) M.A. in women's and gender studies

Drew University (Madison, NJ) M.A. in women's studies and a concentration for Ph.D.

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 Seminary (New York, NY) M.A. in Jewish women's studies

Sarah Lawrence College (Yonkers, NY) 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 (Towson, MD) M.S. in women's studies

Western and Southwestern U.S.

Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, CA) interdisciplinary M.A. program in applied women's studies

San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) M.A. in women's studies

San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA) M.A. in women's studies

University of Arizona, Tucson M.A. in women's studies

Canada

Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's (Newfoundland) M.A. in women's studies

Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax (Nova Scotia) M.A. in women's studies offered jointly by Dalhousie, Mount Saint Vincent, and Saint Mary's universities

Simon Fraser University, Burnaby (British Columbia) M.A. in women's studies

University of Ottawa Collaborative Program in women's studies at the master's level

University of Toronto Graduate collaborative program in women's studies, M.A. and Ph.D.

University of Western Ontario M.A. in women's studies and feminist research

Great Britain and Ireland

Manchester University (Manchester, England) M.A. in women's politics and policy research

Oxford University (Oxford, England) One-year interdisciplinary master's degree

Trinity College at University of Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) 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 York (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

University of Leeds (Leeds, England) Multiple post graguate programs at the master's and Ph.D. levels in women's, gender and sexuality studies in an multiple contexts

Australia and New Zealand

Massey University (Palmerston North, New Zealand) M.A. in women's studies, M.Phil. in women's studies, and doctoral work in women's studies

University of Wollongong (Wollongong, Australia) M.A. in women's studies

The Netherlands

University of Nijmegen (Nijmegen) M.A. degree specializations, including feminist theology