2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major
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Women’s Studies is the 259th most popular major in the country with 2,918 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 178 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major” ranking analyzed 46 colleges that offered a degree in women’s studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their women’s studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree women’s studies students.
Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at Claremont Graduate University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. California Institute of Integral Studies is located in San Francisco, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at California Institute of Integral Studies
Out of the 46 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #3 spot on the list. The Graduate Center, CUNY is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 8 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at The Graduate Center
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full DePaul Women’s Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mississippi University for Women. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. Mississippi University for Women is a small school located in Columbus, Mississippi that handed out 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at MUW
With a ranking of #6, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at Loyola University Chicago
Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 4 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at Minnesota State Mankato
With a ranking of #8, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. UNI is a public institution located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Women’s Studies at UNI
Texas Woman’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Women’s Studies at Texas Woman’s University
University at Albany came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking. University at Albany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University at Albany Women’s Studies Report
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking, coming in at #11. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s women’s studies students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at SCSU
Brandeis University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking. Brandeis University is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 3 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Brandeis Women’s Studies Report
San Diego State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking. San Diego State University is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 9 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SDSU Women’s Studies Report
The University of Alabama did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking, coming in at #14. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at The University of Alabama
Eastern Michigan University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 3 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at Eastern Michigan University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking, coming in at #16. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of North Carolina at Greensboro Women’s Studies Report
Oregon State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s women’s studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Oregon State Women’s Studies Report
With a ranking of #18, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. UC is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at UC
George Washington University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 3 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full GWU Women’s Studies Report
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s women’s studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at Rutgers New Brunswick
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Women’s Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Women’s Studies at The University of Texas at Austin
University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. University of California - Santa Cruz is a fairly large public school situated in Santa Cruz, California. It awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Women’s Studies at University of California - Santa Cruz
With a ranking of #24, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. UWM is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Women’s Studies at UWM
Saint Louis University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Women’s Studies Major list. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Women’s Studies at SLU
