Gay/Lesbian Studies

Liberal Arts • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on homosexuality in history, society, politics, and cultural life; usually with an emphasis on the modern emergence of gays and lesbians as a sociocultural minority movement, the identification of social, literary, and artistic themes and the definition of, and public policy and legal issues surrounding, the gay and lesbian community.

Numbers at a glance

975th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
4
Colleges offer it
7
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
0
Women
7

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Hampshire College3
Cornell University2
Mills College1
Hobart William Smith Colleges1
Average private university graduating class: 2 students.

O's Insights on Gay/Lesbian Studies

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.

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