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Most Popular Schools for Women's Studies Major & Degree Program

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.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 University of Wisconsin-Madison 154 1% $26,025
2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 57 0% $30,298
3 Ohio University-Main Campus 44 0% $28,986
4 University of California-Santa Cruz 44 1% $36,217
5 Florida Atlantic University 38 0% $24,235
6 University of Utah 33 0% $24,472
7 University of Florida 32 0% $21,211
8 University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus 30 0% $33,503
9 University of Maryland-College Park 30 0% $27,146
10 University of Georgia 27 0% $26,688
11 San Diego State University 26 0% $29,318
12 University of North Carolina at Greensboro 24 1% $21,297
13 University of Kansas 24 0% $26,566
14 Rutgers University-New Brunswick 24 0% $32,443
15 Arizona State University-Tempe 23 0% $28,048
16 Syracuse University 23 0% $70,636
17 California State University-Long Beach 22 0% $24,738
18 Minnesota State University-Mankato 22 1% $20,482
19 Spelman College 21 5% $52,929
20 CUNY Hunter College 21 0% $22,379
21 University of California-Santa Barbara 20 0% $36,659
22 University of South Florida-Main Campus 19 0% $23,320
23 University of Massachusetts-Amherst 19 0% $30,913
24 Oregon State University 18 0% $26,892
25 Stony Brook University 18 0% $26,091
26 University of Iowa 18 0% $24,239
27 University of California-Berkeley 18 0% $38,066
28 Ohio State University-Main Campus 17 0% $27,367
29 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 17 0% $36,652
30 California State University-Sacramento 17 0% $26,454
31 Sonoma State University 17 1% $26,626
32 SUNY at Albany 17 0% $26,734
33 University of Connecticut 17 0% $32,404
34 University of South Carolina-Columbia 17 0% $28,301
35 Florida International University 17 0% $23,506
36 Loyola University Chicago 17 0% $61,328
37 Montclair State University 16 0% $31,704
38 Virginia Commonwealth University 16 0% $32,041
39 University of Minnesota-Twin Cities 16 0% $27,898
40 George Washington University 16 0% $71,930
41 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 16 0% $27,476
42 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 16 0% $24,486
43 The University of Texas at Austin 16 0% $26,506
44 University of Colorado Boulder 15 0% $31,044
45 University of Washington-Seattle Campus 15 0% $27,638
46 Smith College 14 2% $72,701
47 Portland State University 13 0% $26,085
48 West Chester University of Pennsylvania 13 0% $27,074
49 Eastern Michigan University 13 0% $26,196
50 DePaul University 13 0% $57,678
51 Kansas State University 12 0% $24,923
52 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 12 1% $20,349
53 Ball State University 11 0% $24,550
54 Washington University in St Louis 10 0% $74,361
55 Colorado College 10 2% $71,642
56 University of Oregon 10 0% $27,366
57 Sierra College 10 0% $13,864
58 CUNY Brooklyn College 10 0% $8,604
59 West Valley College 10 1% $3,317
60 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 10 0% $23,811
61 University of Hawaii at Manoa 10 0% $29,858
62 Grand Valley State University 10 0% $24,948
63 CUNY Graduate School and University Center 10 1% N/A
64 University of Missouri-St Louis 9 0% $24,894
65 Towson University 9 0% $26,834
66 The College of New Jersey 9 0% $34,992
67 University of Louisville 9 0% $27,980
68 Oberlin College 9 1% $74,636
69 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus 9 0% $29,097
70 Brandeis University 9 1% $73,335
71 Northwestern University 9 0% $74,649
72 Hartford Seminary 9 20% N/A
73 The University of Montana 9 0% $20,966
74 The New School 9 0% $71,361
75 Michigan State University 8 0% $28,862
76 Washington State University 8 0% $27,484
77 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 8 0% $24,915
78 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 8 0% $19,062
79 Barnard College 8 1% $74,777
80 American University 8 0% $66,268
81 Vassar College 8 1% $72,760
82 Eastern Washington University 8 0% $23,011
83 University of Delaware 8 0% $29,342
84 Clemson University 8 0% $31,270
85 University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth 8 0% $30,275
86 Hamilton College 8 2% $69,990
87 The University of Alabama 8 0% $29,872
88 North Dakota State University-Main Campus 7 0% $22,436
89 Emory University 7 0% $69,502
90 Anne Arundel Community College 7 0% $5,932
91 Old Dominion University 7 0% $26,456
92 Wellesley College 7 1% $72,250
93 Temple University 7 0% $33,004
94 University of Pennsylvania 7 0% $74,408
95 College of Charleston 7 0% $30,239
96 University of New Mexico-Main Campus 7 0% $22,639
97 SUNY College at Brockport 7 0% $24,608
98 University of Rhode Island 7 0% $30,351
99 Western Michigan University 7 0% $26,009
100 Loyola Marymount University 7 0% $67,369

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Women's Studies program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.