Sexuality, Women’s & Gender Studies Graduate Programs and Certificates

Graduate Programs and Certificates

This list of graduate programs is meant as a helpful guide and is by no means "official" or exhaustive, and we welcome submissions of additional graduate links. Any questions about the programs listed should be directed to the institution administering the program.

Please note: Insitutions with doctoral programs may also offer a master's degree, graduate minors or certificates.

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• Ph.D. Programs - United States, International
• M.A. Programs - United States, International
• Certificates, Focus, and Minors - United States, International

Ph.D. Programs

United States

• 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, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ) Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
• Stony Brook University (Stony Brook, NY) Ph.D in Women's and Gender Studies
• Texas Woman's University Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
• University of Arizona Ph.D. and M.A./J.D. dual degree in Gender and Women’s Studies
• University at Buffalo, State University of New York Ph.D. and M.A. in Global Gender Studies
• University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy
• University of California, Los Angeles Ph.D. in Gender Studies
• University of California, Santa Barbara Ph.D. and M.A. in Feminist Studies
• University of California, Santa Cruz Ph.D. in Feminist Studies
• University of Cincinnati  Joint M.A./J.D., M.A./Ph.D. dual programs with English, Philosophy, Political Science, and Sociology, a dual M.A. and M.P.H. (Master’s in Public Health), and M.A. in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• University of Kansas, Lawrence Ph.D. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies
• University of Kentucky, Lexington Ph.D. in Gender and Women's Studies
• University of Maryland, College Park Ph.D. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• University of Michigan joint Ph.D. programs in Women's Studies and English, History, Psychology, or Sociology
• University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Ph.D. in Feminist Studies
• University of Washington, Seattle, Ph.D. in Feminist Studies
• Vanderbilt Peabody College (Nashville, TN) Ph.D. in Community Research & Action, M.Ed. in Community Development & Action

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International

• Central European University (Budapest, Hungary) Ph.D. and M.A. in Gender Studies
• Josai International University (Japan) Ph.D. in Comparative Cultures and M.A. in Women's Studies
• London School of Economics and Political Science (England) Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Gender Studies; M.Sc. in Gender; Gender (Research); Gender, Development and Globalisation; Gender, Media and Culture; and Gender, Policy and Inequalities
• Massey University (New Zealand) Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Women's Studies
• Monash University (Melbourne, Australia) Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies and Gender Research
• Queen's University (Ontario, Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in Cultural Studies
• Simon Fraser University (British Columbia, Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
• Trinity College at University of Dublin Ph.D./M.Litt and M.Phil. in Gender and Women's Studies
• University of Auckland (New Zealand) Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
• University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC, Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice
• University of Cambridge (United Kingdom) Ph.D. and M.Phil. in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies
• University of Ottawa (Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in Women's Studies
• University of Sussex (Brighton, UK) D.Phil. and M.A. programs in Gender Studies
• University of Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) Ph.D. and M.A. (by research) in Gender and Cultural Studies
• University of Toronto (Women and Gender Studies Institute) Ph.D. (Doctoral Program in Women and Gender Studies (DWGS)) and M.A. programs
• University of Warwick (England) MPhil/PhD in Women's and Gender Studies; M.A. in Gender and International Development
• University of Western Ontario (Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in various fields relating to Women's Studies and Feminist Research
• University of York (York, England) M.Phil., Ph.D., and M.A. in Women's Studies, and M.A. in Women's Studies (Humanities), Women's Studies (Social Research), Women, Violence and Conflict, European Gender and Equality Studies, Women's Studies by research
• York University (Ontario, Canada) Ph.D. and M.A. in Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies

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M.A. Programs

United States

• Brandeis University (Waltham, MA) M.A. in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• City University of New York, Graduate Center M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
• Claremont Graduate University (Claremont, CA) M.A. in Applied Women's Studies
• Clark Atlanta University (Atlanta, GA) M.A. in Africana Women's Studies
• DePaul University (Chicago, IL) M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
• Eastern Michigan University (Ypsilanti, MI) M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
• Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL) M.A. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Women and Gender Studies concentration degree option
• George Washington University (Washington, D.C.) M.A. in Women's Studies; M.A. in Public Policy with Women's Studies Concentration
• Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) M.A. in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Jewish Theological Seminary (New York, NY) M.A. in Jewish Gender and Women's Studies
• Loyola University, Chicago (Chicago, IL) M.A. in Women's Studies & Gender Studies; M.A./M.A.W. dual degree in Women's Studies and Gender Studies and Social Work; M.A./M.A. dual degree in Theology and Women's Studies and Gender Studies
• Minnesota State University M.S. and M.A. in Gender & Women's Studies
• Sam Houston State University - Online M.S. in Victim Services Management
• San Diego State University (San Diego, CA) M.A. in Women's Studies
• San Francisco State University M.A. in Women and Gender Studies
• Sarah Lawrence College (Bronxville, New York) M.A. in Women's History
• Simmons College (Boston, MA) M.A. in Gender/Cultural Studies (booklet)
• Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven M.A. in Women's Studies
• State University of New York (Albany) M.A. in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
• Towson University (Maryland) M.S. in Women's and Gender Studies
• United Theological Seminary (New Brighton, MN) M.A., M.A.R.L. or M.Div. with a concentration in Women's Studies: Religion, Theology, Ministry
• University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) M.A. in Women's Studies\
• University of Cincinnati M.A. in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• University of Florida M.A. and M.A./J.D. in Women's Studies (flyer)
• University of Illinois, Springfield Self-designed M.A. degree in Liberal and Integrative Studies with an emphasis in Women and Gender Studies
• University of Louisville M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies; M.A./M.S.W dual degree in Women's and Gender Studies and Social Work (with Kent School of Social Work)
• University of Massachusetts, Boston- M.A. in Global Inclusion and Social Development, certiicate in Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy (GLPP)
• University of North Carolina, Greensboro M.A. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• University of Northern Iowa (Cedar Falls, IA) M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
• University of South Florida, Tampa M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
• University of Texas at Austin M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies; M.A./M.S.I.S dual degree in Women's and Gender Studies and Information Studies; M.A./M.P.Aff dual degree in Women's and Gender Studies and Public Affairs 
• University of Wisconsin-Madison M.A. in Gender and Women's Studies

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International

• GEMMA Consortium (collaboration of universities worldwide) Erasmus Mundus Master´s Degree in Women's and Gender Studies
• Manchester University (United Kingdom) M.A. in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture
• Memorial University of Newfoundland (Canada) Master of Gender Studies
• Mount Saint Vincent University (Nova Scotia, Canada) M.A. in Women and Gender Studies offered jointly by Mount Saint Vincent University and Saint Mary’s University
• Oxford University (England) Nine-month M.St. in Women's Studies
• University of Leeds (United Kingdom) Taught Postgraduate degrees: M.A. in Gender Studies; M.A. in Gender Studies (Research); and M.A. in Gender, Sexuality, and the Body. Research-based postgraduate degrees also available.
• University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia) Masters of Development Studies specializing in gender and development studies
• Utrecht University (Netherlands) Research Master in Gender & Ethnicity, Master in Gender Studies

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Certificates, focus, and Minors

United States

• American University (Washington, D.C.) 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. Also offers a graduate certificate in Women, Policy, and Political Leadership (WPPL).
• California Institute of Integral Studies M.A. or Ph.D. in philosophy and religion with a concentration in women's spirituality
• 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 bachelor's or undergraduate level
• Cornell University (Ithaca, NY) Graduate minor in women' 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, University of Massachusetts Boston
• Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) Ph.D. and Th.D. program in religion, gender and culture
• Indiana State University, Terra Haute 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
• Louisiana State University Graduate minor in women and gender studies
• Michigan State University, East Lansing 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 Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) Interdisciplinary graduate minor in women's and gender studies
• North Dakota State University, Fargo Women's studies graduate emphasis
• Northern Illinois University At the graduate, master's and doctoral levels, students may earn a graduate concentration in women's studies
• Northwestern University (Evanston, IL) Graduate certificate in women's studies
• Ohio University, Athens Graduate certificate for M.A. and Ph.D. programs
• Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) 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) Graduate Certificate. Offers a weekly graduate colloquium in women's studies. The journal Critical Matrix is published twice annually and edited by graduate students.
• Portland State University (Oregon) Post-baccalaureate certificate
• Rice University Graduate certificate in the study of women, gender, and sexuality
• Saint Louis University Women's studies graduate minor
• State University of New York, Brockport Women's studies concentration in M.A. in liberal studies
• Stanford University Ph.D. Minor in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• State University of New York at Buffalo 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 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 Chicago Center for Gender Studies Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies
• University of Colorado, Boulder Graduate certificate in women and gender studies
• University of Connecticut, Storrs Graduate certificate in women's studies
• University of Georgia, Athens Graduate certificate in women's studies
• University of Hawaii, Manoa Graduate certificate in advanced women's studies
• University of Houston 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 Iowa, Iowa City Graduate certificate in Gender, Women's, and Sexuality 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 Gender, Leadership, and Public Policy
• University of Memphis Graduate certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
• 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 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 M.A. certificate and Ph.D. certificate in women's studies
• University of South Carolina, Columbia Graduate certificate 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 focus in graduate study in American studies, history, political science and sociology
• Washington University (St. Louis) Graduate certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• 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

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International

• University of Helsinki, Christina Institute, Finland Interdisciplinary graduate (master's level) course offerings in women's studies

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