2025 Best Women's Studies Schools in Maryland

A degree in women's studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #259 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of women's studies. Combined, these schools handed out 36 degrees in women's studies to qualified students.

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Pick Your Women's Studies Degree Level

The women's studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Women's Studies Schools in Maryland. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Women’s Studies in Maryland

The schools below may not offer all types of women's studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Maryland Schools in Women's Studies

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in women's studies has to check out University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park.More information about a degree in women’s studies from University of Maryland - College Park

2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

Any student who is interested in women's studies needs to take a look at University of Maryland - Baltimore County. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in women’s studies from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Women's Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Women's Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	169
Pennsylvania	978	82
New Jersey	614	41
District of Columbia	441	34
Delaware	345	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Women's Studies

One of 11 majors within the Ethnic Studies area of study, Women's Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Women's Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Deaf Studies	35
African American Studies	21
Ethnic Studies	3
Gay/Lesbian Studies	2
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	2

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to G. MГјtzel.

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