Graduate Study

Programs
Ph.D. - US
Ph.D. - International
Joint M.A. & Ph.D.
M.A. - US
M.A. - International
Certificates & Concentrations

 

Ph.D. Programs - U.S.

Arizona State University - Ph.D. in Gender Studies
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies in Religion
Emory University, Atlanta, GA - Ph.D. in Women's Studies
Indiana University, Bloomington - Ph.D. in Gender Studies
Ohio State University - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - Ph.D. in Women's Studies
University of California, Los Angeles - Ph.D. in Women's Studies
University of Iowa, Iowa City - Ph.D. in Women's Studies
University of Maryland, College Park - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - Ph.D. in Women's Studies. Added bonus: Center for Advanced Feminist Studies

Ph.D. Programs - International

Central European University, Budapest - M.A. and Ph.D. in Gender Studies (a Smith alum directs the Program!)
Josai International University - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
London School of Economics and Political Science, Gender Institute, England - Ph.D. and M.Phil in Gender Studies
Manchester University - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies.
The Netherlands Research School of Women's Studies (NOV) - Ph.D. in Women's Studies at six Dutch universities
Simon Fraser University, Brtish Columbia, Canada - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
University of Auckland, New Zealand - M.A. and Ph.D. in Women's Studies
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada - M.A. and Ph.D administered by Women's Studies and Gender Relations
University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia - Ph.D. and M.A. in Gender Studies
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - M.A. in Gender Studies and several Ph.D. options
University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Ph.D. and M.A. (by research) in Women's Studies
University of Warwick, England - Ph.D. programs in Women and Gender. Offers M.A. in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, Gender and International Development, or Gender, Literature and Modernity
York University, Ontario, Canada - Ph.D. and M.A. in Women Studies.
University of York, York, England - D.Phil, M.A., and M.Phil programs in Women's Studies

Joint M.A. and Ph.D. Programs

Brandeis University, Waltham, MA  - Graduate students can earn a joint M.A. between the Women's Studies Program and 10 different Ph.D. programs on campus
Pennsylvania State, PA  - Graduate students can earn a joint M.A. and Ph.D. between the Women's Studies Program and 10 different programs on campus
University of California, Davis  - Ph.D. and M.A. program in Cultural Studies with a concentration in Women and Gender Studies
University of Cincinnati, OH - J.D./M.A. Joint Degree in Law and Women's Studies, M.A. in Women's Studies, and Graduate certificate in Women's Studies.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI - Ph.D. programs in Women's Studies and one of the following: English, History, Psychology and Sociology
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - Ph.D. in Women's Studies

M.A. Programs - U.S.

Claremont Graduate University Claremont, CA - Interdisciplinary M.A. program in Applied Women's Studies
Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, GA - M.A. in Africana Women's Studies Programs
DePaul University, Chicago, IL - MA in Women's and Gender Studies
Drew University, Madison, NJ - M.A. in Women's Studies and a concentration for Ph.D.
Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI - M.A. of Liberal Studies in Women's and Gender Studies (interdisciplinary)
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL - M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
George Washington University, Washington, DC - M.A. in Women's Studies; M.A. in Public Policy with a concentration in Women's Studies
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA - M.A. in Women's Studies
Jewish Theological Seminary - M.A. in Jewish Women's Studies
Loyola University, Chicago, IL - M.A. in Women's Studies, and a three-course graduate certificate; Mary Griffin Graduate Scholarship in WST available to one full-time graduate student in the program
Minnesota State University - M.S. in Woman's Studies
New College of California, San Francisco - M.A. in Women's Spirituality
Ohio State, Columbus, OH - M.A. in Women's Studies
Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL - M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA - M.A. in Women's Studies
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA - M.A. in Women's Studies
Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY - M.A. in Women's History
Simmons College, Boston, MA  - Interdisciplinary M.A. program in Gender/Cultural Studies
Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT - M.A. in Women's Studies and a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
State University of New York, Albany, NY - M.A. in Women's Studies
Texas Women's University, TX - M.A. in Women's Studies
Towson University, MD - M.S. in Women's Studies (see "Graduate Programs")
United Theological Seminary, New Brighton, MN - M.A. in Women's Studies: Religion, Theology, and Ministry
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL - M.A. in Women's Studies
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ - M.A. in Women's Studies
University of Florida - M.A. and M.W.S. in Women's Studies
University of Illinois, Springfield, IL - Self-designed, interdisciplinary M.A. in Women's Studies
University of Louisville, KY - M.A. Degree in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Memphis, TN - Interdisciplinary M.A. program in Women's Studies
University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC - M.A. in Women’s and Gender Studies
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA - M.A. in Women's Studies
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL - M.A. in Women's Studies
University of Texas, Austin, TX - M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA - M.A. in Literature and Women's Studies
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - M.A. in Women's Studies

M.A. Programs - International

Manchester University, UK - M.A. in Women's Studies & Feminist Research, beginning in September, 2003, offering a new M.A. in Gender, Sexuality and Culture
Massey University, New Zealand - M.A. in Women's Studies, M.Phil in Women's Studies, and Doctoral Studies in Women's Studies
Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada - M.A. in Women's Studies
Mount St. Vincent University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - M.A. in Women's Studies offered jointly by Dalhousie, Mount Saint Vincent, and Saint Mary's universities
Oxford University, England - One year interdisciplinary Master's degree
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada - M.A. in Women's Studies
Trinity College at University of Dublin, Ireland - The Centre for Women's Studies offers the M.Phil in Women's Studies, also welcomes applications from those wishing to do the M.Litt. and Ph.D. degrees, which are by research alone
University of Leeds - seven MA programs: M.A. Gender Studies; M.A. Gender Studies (Research); M.A. Global Genders; M.A. Gender, Sexuality & Queer Theory; M.A. Gender & Culture; M.A. Gender Studies & History and Philosophy of Science and M.A. Gender, Management & Organisation.Also offers supervision for the degrees of M.A. by Research, M.Phil and Ph.D.
University of Nijmegen, Netherlands - Offers M.A. degree packages. Three M.A. specializations can be attended: Gender and Women's History, Women's Studies Philosophy and Feminist Theology and also has an annual postgraduate seminar for Ph.D. candidates in Women's Studies
University of Ottawa, Canada - Collaborative Program in Women's Studies at the Master's level
University of Sussex, Falmer, UK - Offers M.A. in Gender and Development through the Institute of Development Studies
University of Toronto, Canada - Graduate Collaborative Program in Women's Studies, M.A. & Ph.D.
University of Western Ontario, Canada - Women's Studies and Feminist Research, M.A.
University of Wollongong, Australia  - M.A. in Women's Studies.
University of York, York, England - Offers a stand-alone M.A. in Women's Studies; offers M.A. in Women's Studies by Research and an M.Sc in Women, Development and Administration

Certificates, Concentrations, Minors - U.S.

American University, Washington, DC - Graduate students can combine the study of women's and gender issues with core courses in a traditional discipline to earn an M.A. or Ph.D.
California Institute of Integral Studies - M.A. or Ph.D. in Philosophy & Religion with a concentration in Women's Spirituality
City University of New York, Graduate School and University Center - Graduate certificate in Women's Studies for Ph.D. programs
Columbia University, New York City - Interdisciplinary graduate courses in feminist inquiry, and a range of activities bearing on feminist scholarship and teaching
Concordia University's Simone de Beauvoir Institute of Women's Studies
Certificate and Specialization Programs at the Bachelors or Undergraduate level
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY - Graduate Minor in Women's Studies 
DePaul University, Chicago, IL  - M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
Dominican University of California - M.A. Humanities focus in Women's Studies
Duke University, Durham, NC - Certificate Program in Women's Studies for students pursuing Ph.D. and M.A. degrees
Graduate Consortium in Women's Studies at M.I.T. - offers MIT graduate credit, for students enrolled at participating institutions: Boston College, Boston University, Brandeis University, Harvard University, M.I.T. , Northeastern University, Simmons College, Tufts University, UMass Boston
Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA - Ph.D. and Th.D. program in Religion, Gender & Culture
Indiana State University, Terra Haute, IN - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
Kansas State University - Graduate Certificate in WST for students in M.A., M.S., Ph.D. and professional programs
Kent State University - Women's Studies minor
Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI - Graduate students may choose graduate level courses
New York University, New York City - M.A. Concentration in Women's History and Draper Interdisciplinary M.A. in the Humanities and Social Thought with a focus on Gender Politics
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND - Women's Studies graduate emphasis.
Northern Illinois University - At the graduate, master's and doctoral level, students may earn a graduate concentration in women's studies
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL - Graduate certificate in women's studies.
Ohio University, Athens, OH - Graduate Certificate for M.A. and Ph.d. programs.
Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA - An Emphasis in Women's Studies for M.A. in Humanities degree; Graduate Certificate
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR - Women's Studies Specialization in M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies; Graduate Minor in Women's Studies
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA - Minor in Women's Studies for M.A. and Ph.d. programs
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR - Graduate certificate in Women's Studies
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ - No degree in Women's Studies at the graduate level; offers a weekly Graduate Colloqium in Women's Studies; a journal, Critical Matrix, is published twice annually and edited by graduate students
Portland State University, OR - Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - Women's Studies Graduate Certificate.
State University of New York at Brockport, NY - Women's Studies Concentration in M.A. in Liberal Studies
State University of New York at Buffalo, NY - Women's Studies Emphasis in M.A. in American Studies
Texas Tech University - Interdisciplinary M.A. with a concentration in Women's Studies
Union Institute and University - Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences with a concentration in Women's Studies
University of Akron, Ohio - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies.
University of California, Berkeley - Designated emphasis program on Women, Gender, and Sexuality for Ph.D.
University of California at Davis - Update: Designated Emphasis for Ph.D. in Feminist Theory and Research to students in any discipline doing gender-related research
University of California, Irvine - Graduate Emphasis in Feminist Studies awarded in conjunction with the Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree
University of California, Santa Barbara - Graduate Emphasis in Women's Studies in a Ph.D. degree
University of California, Santa Cruz - Concentration in Women's Studies in a Ph.D. degree
University of Chicago - Center for Gender Studies -- No grad degree, but offers some graduate courses
University of Connecticut, Storrs - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of Georgia, Athens - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago - Graduate Concentration in Gender and Women's Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Minor in Women's Studies for M.A. or Ph.D. degrees
University of Hawaii - Manoa - Graduate Certificate in Advanced Women's Studies
University of Houston - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of Kansas - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of Maine - Interdisciplinary graduate certificate in Women's Studies
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - Graduate certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies
University of Massachusetts, Boston - Graduate certificate in Women in Politics and Public Policy and one–year online graduate certificate program in Women in Politics and Public Policy
University of Missouri-Columbia - Graduate minor in Women's Studies
University of Missouri, St. Louis - Interdisciplinary graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - No graduate degrees in Women's Studies but offers a Curriculum in Women's Studies for graduate-level courses in Women's Studies, conducting research and writing theses and dissertations on gender-related topics, and attending lectures and seminars
University of North Texas, Denton, TX - M.A. and M.S. with a major in Interdisciplinary Studies. Provides a mentor-oriented foundation to Women's Studies students, including opportunities for internships and funded research
University of Oklahoma, Norman - Interdisciplinary M.A. and Ph.D.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia - Graduate certificate in Women's Studies
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA - M.A. certificate and Ph.D. certificate in Women's Studies
University of South Carolina, Columbia - Graduate certificate in Women's Studies
University of Texas, Austin - Concentration in Women's Studies leads to a graduate portfolio in a specialization area of choice
University of Washington, Seattle, WA - Graduate Certificate in Women Studies
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Graduate Certificate and Ph.D. Minor in Women's Studies
University of South Florida - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of Southern California - Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies in conjunction with other degrees
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University - Graduate certificate in Women's Studies
Washington State University - Gender concentrations in graduate study in American Studies, History, Political Science and Sociology
West Virginia University, Morgantown - Interdisciplinary M.A. in Liberal Studies with a concentration in Women's Studies
Western Kentucky University - Graduate certificate both online and face-to-face

Certificates, Concentrations, Minors - International

University of Helsinki, Christina Institute, Finland - Interdisciplinary graduate (Master's level) course offerings in Women's Studies