This educational program focuses on the culture, sociology, history, politics, 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 philosophy, literature, and the arts as much as on policy and social studies.
The colleges, universities and schools below offer majors and degree programs in Women's Studies. To learn more about a specific school click on any of the links below.
Agnes Scott College
141 E. College Ave, Decatur, GA 30030-3797
| Phone Number: | (404) 471-6000 |
| Website: | www.agnesscott.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 948 (906 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
Albion College
611 E Porter St, Albion, MI 49224
| Phone Number: | (517) 629-1000 |
| Website: | www.albion.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,878 (1,878 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Albright College
1621 N. 13th St., Reading, PA 19612-5234
| Phone Number: | (610) 921-2381 |
| Website: | www.albright.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,601 (2,505 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Allegheny College
520 N Main St, Meadville, PA 16335-3902
| Phone Number: | (814) 332-3100 |
| Website: | www.allegheny.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,204 (2,204 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016-8001
| Phone Number: | (202) 885-1000 |
| Website: | www.american.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 13,093 (6,958 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Amherst College
Boltwood Avenue, Amherst, MA 01002-5000
| Phone Number: | (413) 542-2000 |
| Website: | www.amherst.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Finge town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,819 (1,819 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
Anne Arundel Community College
101 College Pky, Arnold, MD 21012-1895
| Phone Number: | (410) 777-2222 |
| Website: | www.aacc.edu |
| School Type: | 2-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | No |
| Student Population: | 22,927 (22,927 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
| Phone Number: | (828) 262-2000 |
| Website: | www.appstate.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 18,372 (15,783 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 16 to 1 |
Tempe, AZ 85287
| Phone Number: | (480) 965-9011 |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 75,341 (59,211 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 28 to 1 |
Armstrong State University
11935 Abercorn St, Savannah, GA 31419-1997
| Phone Number: | (912) 344-2806 |
| Website: | www.armstrong.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 8,852 (7,593 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.admissions.armstrong.edu/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.es.armstrong.edu/finaid/ |
Assumption College
500 Salisbury St, Worcester, MA 01609-1296
| Phone Number: | (508) 767-7000 |
| Website: | www.assumption.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 3,095 (2,548 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Atlantic Union College
338 Main St, South Lancaster, MA 01561-1000
| Phone Number: | (978) 368-2000 |
| Website: | www.auc.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 717 (659 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 24 to 1 |
Augsburg College
2211 Riverside Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55454
| Phone Number: | (612) 330-1000 |
| Website: | www.augsburg.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 2-year certificate Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree – professional practice |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 4,702 (3,511 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Augustana College
639 38th St, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
| Phone Number: | (309) 794-7000 |
| Website: | www.augustana.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,585 (2,585 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 12 to 1 |
Ball State University
2000 University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
| Phone Number: | (765) 289-1241 |
| Website: | www.bsu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree Doctor's degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 23,938 (18,786 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
Barnard College
3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027-6598
| Phone Number: | (212) 854-5262 |
| Website: | www.barnard.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,450 (2,450 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Bates College
2 Andrews Road, Lewiston, ME 4240
| Phone Number: | (207) 786-6000 |
| Website: | www.bates.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,904 (1,904 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Beloit College
700 College St, Beloit, WI 53511-5595
| Phone Number: | (608) 363-2000 |
| Website: | www.beloit.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,449 (1,449 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
Berea College
101 Chestnut Street, Berea, KY 40404-2182
| Phone Number: | (859) 985-3000 |
| Website: | www.berea.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,604 (1,604 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 10 to 1 |
Bowdoin College
5700 College Station – President's Office, Brunswick, ME 04011-8448
| Phone Number: | (207) 725-3000 |
| Website: | www.bowdoin.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,855 (1,855 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 9 to 1 |
Case Western Reserve University
10900 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
| Phone Number: | (216) 368-2000 |
| Website: | www.case.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 10,586 (4,525 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 8 to 1 |
Claremont Graduate University
150 E Tenth St, Claremont, CA 91711-6160
| Phone Number: | (909) 621-8000 |
| Website: | www.cgu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree – research/scholarship |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 2,495 (0 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.cgu.edu/pages/102.asp |
| Financial Aid: | www.cgu.edu/pages/1161.asp |
| Online Application: | app.applyyourself.com/?id=cgu |
Duke University
103 Allen Bldg, Durham, NC 27708
| Phone Number: | (919) 684-2813 |
| Website: | www.duke.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 15,496 (7,325 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 5 to 1 |
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
219 Meadville Street, Edinboro, PA 16444-0001
| Phone Number: | (814) 732-2000 |
| Website: | www.edinboro.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 8,854 (6,901 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 23 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.edinboro.edu/admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.edinboro.edu/departments/ssc/financial_aid/ |
| Online Application: | www.edinboro.edu/departments/admissions/apply.dot |
George Washington University
2121 I Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052
| Phone Number: | (202) 994-1000 |
| Website: | www.gwu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 29,601 (11,812 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Harvard University
Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 2138
| Phone Number: | (617) 495-1000 |
| Website: | www.harvard.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 34,560 (14,864 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
Iowa State University
3410 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA 50011-2030
| Phone Number: | (515) 294-5836 |
| Website: | www.iastate.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 30,331 (23,891 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 19 to 1 |
Knox College
2 E South St, Galesburg, IL 61401-9999
| Phone Number: | (309) 341-7000 |
| Website: | www.knox.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,421 (1,421 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.knox.edu/Admission-and-Financial-Aid.html |
| Financial Aid: | www.knox.edu/Admission-and-Financial-Aid.html |
| Online Application: | www.knox.edu/Admission-and-Financial-Aid/Apply-… |
Montclair State University
1 Normal Avenue – 855 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07043-1624
| Phone Number: | (973) 655-4000 |
| Website: | www.montclair.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large suburb |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 21,190 (16,216 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 15 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.montclair.edu/Admissions/ |
| Financial Aid: | www.montclair.edu/FinancialAid/ |
| Online Application: | www.montclair.edu/admissions/apply.html |
Ohio Wesleyan University
61 S Sandusky Street, Delaware, OH 43015-2370
| Phone Number: | (740) 368-2000 |
| Website: | www.owu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 1,994 (1,994 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 11 to 1 |
| Admissions: | admission.owu.edu/ |
| Financial Aid: | finaid.owu.edu/ |
| Online Application: | admission.owu.edu/applyToOWU.html |
Providence College
1 Cunningham Square, Providence, RI 02918-0001
| Phone Number: | (401) 865-1000 |
| Website: | www.providence.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate 2-year certificate Associate's degree Bachelor's degree Master's degree |
| Campus setting: | Midsize city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 5,912 (4,754 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.providence.edu/Admission/ |
| Financial Aid: | http://www.providence.edu/financial-aid/Pages/default.aspx |
| Online Application: | http://www.providence.edu/apply/how-to-apply/Pages/undergraduate.aspx |
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA 92182
| Phone Number: | (619) 594-5200 |
| Website: | www.sdsu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctor's degree – other |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 37,781 (30,386 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 25 to 1 |
Seattle University
900 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122-4340
| Phone Number: | (206) 296-6000 |
| Website: | www.seattleu.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year private not-for-profit |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Large city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 8,719 (4,650 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 13 to 1 |
| Admissions: | www.seattleu.edu/admission/undergraduate |
| Financial Aid: | www.seattleu.edu/sfs/ |
The University of Alabama
739 University Blvd, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0166
| Phone Number: | (205) 348-6010 |
| Website: | www.ua.edu |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Small city |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 30,140 (24,407 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 21 to 1 |
| Admissions: | gobama.ua.edu |
| Financial Aid: | financialaid.ua.edu |
| Online Application: | apply.ua.edu |
Washington State University
French Administration Building, Pullman, WA 99164-5910
| Phone Number: | (509) 335-3564 |
| Website: | www.wsu.edu/ |
| School Type: | 4-year public |
| Awards Offered: | 1-year certificate Bachelor's degree Postbaccalaureate certificate Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctor's degree |
| Campus setting: | Distant town |
| Campus housing: | Yes |
| Student Population: | 29,038 (24,080 undergraduate) |
| Student-to-faculty Ratio: | 20 to 1 |