If you plan on majoring in women's studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #259 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for women's studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 220 degrees in women's studies to qualified students.
The women's studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Women's Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for women's studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Women's Studies Schools in New York list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the women's studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat Stony Brook University if you wish to pursue a degree in women's studies. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #153 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SUNY Stony Brook is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent year we have data available.
Barnard College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in women's studies. Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Barnard is a great college overall.
There were roughly 14 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent data year.
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Any student who is interested in women's studies needs to check out University at Albany. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #263 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UAlbany is a great university overall.
There were roughly 12 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Brooklyn College if you wish to pursue a degree in women's studies. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public college located in the city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 62nd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 4 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 32 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 73rd out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 5 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at SUNY New Paltz in the most recent data year.
SUNY Brockport is a medium-sized public college located in the town of Brockport. This college ranks 64th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 9 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Brockport in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
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The women's studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Women's Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for women's studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
