Women's Studies

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

What is it about?

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.

Numbers at a glance

186th
Popular nationwide
220
Search Rank on O's List
238
Colleges offer it
1,383
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
83
Women
1,300
As a Minor

Women's Studies is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 728 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

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
University of California-Santa Cruz43
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor30
University of Washington-Seattle Campus25
University of Wisconsin-Madison24
University of Utah23
Rutgers University-New Brunswick22
CUNY Hunter College22
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities21
Sonoma State University20
California State University-Sacramento18
Average public university graduating class: 8 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Spelman College22
Washington University in St Louis14
Brandeis University12
Willamette University11
Smith College10
Yale University9
Middlebury College9
DePaul University8
American University7
Georgetown University7
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Women's Studies

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 74% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 812 79
African-American/Black Studies 727 144
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