Graduate Outcomes

Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

First Destinations

First Destinations

This graph illustrates the first destinations of recent alumni from the last four graduating classes (2015-2017). Details for each of these categories can be found below.
  • 52% Employment
  • 14% Graduate School
  • 27% Post-Graduate Service
  • 5% Fellowships
  • 2% Continuing Education
  • 0% Other

Top Locations

Top Locations

These are among the top locations of graduates in this major. Whether working, studying, or volunteering, you'll find Grinnellians all over the world.
Map of the world
  • Chicago, IL
  • New Orleans, LA
  • New York, NY
  • Washington, DC

Employment

Employment

There is no typical path of a Grinnell graduate. As this list illustrates, Grinnellians work across all types of industries working with a rich array of employers.
Employer Position
CASA of Cook County development & marketing coordinator
Howard Area Community Center scholarship manager and job developer
Iowa Safe Schools queer campus coalition coordinator
Men Can Stop Rape consultant, youth development
Winston & Strawn LLP human resources assistant
Women's Business Enterprise National Council business development outreach lead
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

Employment Data

Employer Position Location
Artsy product administrator New York, NY
BRAVA Magazine editorial intern Madison, WI
CASA of Cook County development & marketing coordinator Chicago, IL
Clark County School District teacher Las Vegas, NV
Colgate University program coordinator Hamilton, NY
Hormel Foods production supervisor Dubuque, IA
Howard Area Community Center scholarship manager and job developer Chicago, IL
Iowa Safe Schools queer campus coalition coordinator Des Moines, IA
Med School Tutors student relations coordinator New York, NY
Men Can Stop Rape consultant, youth development Washington, DC
Murmrr Theater assistant audio engineer New York, NY
Oxford International technical recruiter Madison, WI
Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School temporary substitute teacher and office administrator Holyoke, MA
Sprint Mountain Acupuncture office assistant Las Vegas, NV
Teach for America lower elementary educator Washington, DC
TIAA analyst New York, NY
Triple V Farms barn manager Grinnell, IA
Winston & Strawn LLP human resources assistant Chicago, IL
Women's Business Enterprise National Council business development outreach lead Washington, DC
Women's Business Enterprise National Council executive associate Washington, DC

Positions Related to Career Goals

Positions Related to Career Goals

This graph illustrates the extent to which our graduates' first job is aligned with their career goals. It's one thing to find a job; it's an entirely different thing to land the job you want!
  • 28% Completely
  • 61% Moderately
  • 11% Slightly
  • 0% Not at All

Graduate Schools

Graduate Schools

Grinnell graduates are particularly well prepared for graduate study. You'll find Grinnellians attend the best graduate and professional school programs around the world.
Institution Degree Field of Study
University of Nevada Las Vegas MEd special education
The European Graduate School MA philosophy, art, and social thought
University of Minnesota MHA healthcare administration
Washington University in St. Louis MSOT occupational therapy
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

Graduate Schools Data

Institution Degree Field of Study Location
University of Nevada Las Vegas MEd special education Las Vegas, NV
Indiana University MLS library science Bloomington, IN
The European Graduate School MA philosophy, art, and social thought Saas-Fee, Switzerland
University of Iowa PhD anthropology Iowa City, IA
University of Iowa PhD informatics Iowa City, IA
University of Minnesota MHA healthcare administration Minneapolis, MN
Washington University in St. Louis MSOT occupational therapy St. Louis, MO

Graduate School Acceptance Info

Of those who applied to and were accepted to at least one program, this chart illustrates the percentage of admitted students who were accepted to either their first or second choice program and institution.
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100% of students are accepted to their first or second choice graduate institution and program

Service

Service

Each year, Grinnellians advance causes and serve communities around the world as full-time volunteers.

Organization

  • Check and Connect
  • City Year
  • East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
  • Turning Points Network
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

Service Data

Organization Location
Avodah Chicago, IL
Check and Connect Minneapolis, MN
City Year Los Angeles, CA
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Boston, MA
GrinnellCorps New Orleans New Orleans, LA
Horizons Savannah, GA
Lutheran Volunteer Corps St. Paul, MN
Matt Talbot Center Seattle, WA
Reading Partners Washington, DC
Susan G. Komen Nebraska Omaha, NE
Turning Points Network Claremont, NH
Voices for Children Omaha, NE

Fellowships

Fellowships

Grinnell has a rich history of producing recipients of some of the most prestigious post-graduate fellowships and awards.

Organization

  • National Institutes of Health
  • Partners in Education
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

Fellowships Data

Organization Location
National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
Partners in Education Grinnell, IA

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning

Participation in high-impact experiences is a hallmark of a Grinnell education. The following graphs illustrate the percentage of graduates who completed internships, research experiences (both on- and off-campus), service, and/or off-campus study prior to graduating from Grinnell.
Internships
64%
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

Internships Data

Organization Field Location
All Stars Project of Dallas creative/performing arts Dallas, TX 
Anita's Martinez Ballet Folklorico  creative/performing arts Dallas, TX 
Center for Companies That Care business administration/management Chicago, IL 
Center for HIV Educational Studies and Training healthcare New York, NY 
Cormorant for Kids healthcare Lake Park, MN 
Create Arts Center creative/performing arts Silver Spring, MD 
Crisis Intervention Services social services Oskaloosa, IA 
East London Out Project healthcare London, UK
East London Out Project social services London, UK 
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission law/legal services Chicago, IL 
Esperanza Center social services Baltimore, MD 
Faulconer Gallery  education Grinnell, IA 
Fundacion del Estudio y la Investigacion de la Mujer  social services Buenos Aires, Argentina 
Grinnell Regional Medical Center healthcare Grinnell, IA 
Hospital Basico de Atuntaqui  healthcare  Atuntaqui, Ecuador 
iD Tech Camps education Memphis, TN
Johns Manville sales/marketing Denver, CO 
Kids Against Cancer Everywhere healthcare Lake Park, MN 
Lambda Legal law/legal services Chicago, IL 
Lawyers for Children law/legal services New York, NY 
Links social services Gurnee, IL 
MCHC RISE UP Scholar Center for Pediatric and Community Research, Avera Health Systems healthcare Sioux Falls, SD
Mid-Iowa Community Action social services Grinnell, IA 
Minnesota Epilepsy Group healthcare St. Paul, MN 
Mission STEM education San Gabriel, CA 
NYC Trans Oral History Project communications New York, NY
NYC Trans Oral History Project social services New York, NY
Prison Public Memory Project education Hudson, NY 
Rhodes College VR Lab computing/info systems Memphis, TN
SIRUM healthcare Palo Alto, CA 
Stonewall social services London, UK 
Teach for America Los Angeles education Los Angeles, CA 
The Women's Collective healthcare Washington, DC 
TIAA finance New York, NY 
US Commission on Civil Rights government/public service Grinnell, IA 
USA Equal Employment Opportunity Commission government/public policy Chicago, IL
Womankind Worldwide social services London, UK 
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago social services Chicago, IL 
YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago social services Chicago, IL
Research
57%
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

Research Data

Organization Field Location
Council on International Educational Exchange gendered violence during Argentina's dictatorship Buenos Aires, Argentina 
National Institutes of Health pregnancy malaria Bethesda, MD 
National Library of Ireland abortion legislation in the Catholic nation-state Dublin, Ireland
The Getty Insitute Guerrilla Girls' archive re: affect in women's art and activism Los Angeles, CA
University of South Dakota prenatal substance use Sioux Falls, SD
Service
70%
Off-Campus Study
48%

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