Graduate Programs
There are many places to pursue graduate level training in gender, sexuality and women’s studies to extend what you have learned at Loyola. The list below of Graduate Certificate, Masters degree and PhD programs in feminism, gender, sexuality and/or women's studies in the USA is an edited and updated version of University of Maryland Baltimore County professor Joan Korenman's 2020 definitive list of undergraduate and graduate programs and research centers inside and outside of the USA. Bookmark this page or print out a copy when you set up a meeting with your advisor to talk about the places you are considering further study. This is especially important if your advisor does not teach in the Loyola G&SS program.
American University (DC) - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
American University (DC) - Washington College of Law
LL.M. degree with a specialization in Gender and the Law; Program on Gender, Work, and Family.
Bowling Green State University (OH) - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
Brandeis University (MA) - Women's and Gender Studies
Joint M.A. with ten different Ph.D programs and a joint M.A. in five M.A. programs
Bridgewater State College (MA) - Women's and Gender Studies Minor
Women's and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate
California Institute of Integral Studies
M.A. and Ph.D. in Women's Spirituality
City University of New York - Center for the Study of Women and Society
Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies; M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
Claremont Graduate University (CA) - Applied Women's Studies
Masters in Applied Women's Studies
Claremont Graduate University (CA) - Women's Studies in Religion
M.A. and Ph. D. in Women's Studies in Religion
Clark Atlanta University (GA) - Africana Women's Studies Program
M.A. in Africana Women's Studies; Ph.D. in the Humanities with concentration on Africana Women's Studies
Columbia University (NY) - Institute for Research on Women and Gender
Certificate in Feminist Scholarship
DePaul University (IL) - Women's and Gender Studies
M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies; joint MSW/MA in Women's and Gender Studies; Graduate Certificate Program
Duke University (NC) - Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies for students enrolled in graduate Ph.D. programs at Duke
Duquesne University (PA) - Center for Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
Eastern Michigan University - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies
Emory University (GA) - Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Ph.D in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton - Center for Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Florida State University - Women's Studies Program
Women's Studies minor available for M.A. and Ph.D. students
George Mason University (VA) - Women and Gender Studies Program
M.A.I.S. with concentration in Women and Gender Studies
George Washington University (DC) - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
M.A. in WGSS and in Public Policy with a concentration in WSSS; Ph.D Concentration in Public Policy, Gender and Social Policy; Graduate Certificate in WGSS; and more
Georgia State University - Institute for Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate and M.A. in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Harvard University (MA) - Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Graduate Secondary Field in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Illinois State University - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
Indiana University - Gender Studies
Ph.D and Ph.D. Minor in Gender Studies
Iowa State University - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate Minor
Jewish Theological Seminary (NY) - Jewish Gender and Women's Studies
M.A. Program in Jewish Gender and Women's Studies
Kansas State University - Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Department
Graduate Certificate in Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
Lehigh University (PA) - Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in WGSS
Loyola University (IL) - Women's Studies and Gender Studies Program
Several M.A.s in Women's Studies/Gender Studies
Minnesota State University, Mankato - Gender & Women's Studies Department
M.S./M.A. in Gender & Women's Studies
The New School for Social Research (NY) - Gender and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate
North Carolina State University - Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate minor in Women's and Gender Studies
North Dakota State University - Women and Gender Studies
Graduate Emphasis
Northern Illinois University - Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Graduate Certificates in Women's & Gender Studies, LGBT Studies, and Law and Women's Studies
Northwestern University (IL) - Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies
Ohio State University - Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
M.A. and Ph. D. in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Ohio University - Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Old Dominion University (VA) - Department of Women's Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
Oregon State University - Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
M. A., Ph.D. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Pennsylvania State University - Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Dual-title Masters and Ph.D. in Women's Studies
Purdue University (IN) - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Concentration in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Rice University (TX) - Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Graduate Certificate
Rutgers University (NJ) - Women's and Gender Studies
M. A., Ph. D., and Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
Saint Louis University (MO) - Department of Women's and Gender Studies
M.A. and combined J.D./M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies
San Diego State University (CA) - Women's Studies Department
M.A. in Women's Studies
San Francisco State University (CA) - Department of Women and Gender Studies
M.A. in Women and Gender Studies
Sarah Lawrence College (NY) - Gender and Sexuality Studies
M. A. in Women's History
Simmons University (MA) - Department of Women's and Gender Studies
M.A. in Gender and Cultural Studies
Southern Connecticut State University - Women's Studies Program
M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
Southern Methodist University (TX) - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
Stanford University (CA) - Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Ph.D. minor for students pursuing Ph.D. in other fields
Stony Brook University (NY) - Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate certificate, M.A., and Ph.D. in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
SUNY at Albany - Women's Studies Department
M. A. in Women's Studies; Graduate Certificate in Women and Public Policy
SUNY, The College at Brockport - Women and Gender Studies Program
Focus on Women and Gender Studies possible in M.A. in Liberal Studies
Syracuse University (NY) - Department of Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
Temple University (PA) - Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Texas A & M University - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
Texas Tech University - Women's Studies Program
M.A. concentration in Women's Studies through Interdisciplinary Studies
Texas Woman's University - Department of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate, M.A., and Ph.D. in Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies
Towson University (MD) - Department of Women's and Gender Studies
Applied M.S. in Women's and Gender Studies; Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
Tulane University (LA) - Gender and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies
University at Buffalo - Department of Global Gender Studies
M.A. and Ph.D in Global Gender Studies
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa - Department of Gender and Race Studies
M.A. in Women's Studies
University of Arizona - Gender and Women's Studies
Ph.D., joint MA/JD, graduate minor, graduate certificate in Gender and Women's Studies
University of California at Berkeley - Department of Gender and Women's Studies
Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender, and Sexuality undertaken along with a Ph.D. Program in a degree granting department
University of California at Davis - Women and Gender Studies
Designated Emphasis in Feminist Theory and Research offered in conjunction with selected Ph.D. programs
University of California Irvine - Gender and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Emphasis in Feminist Studies.
University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) - Gender Studies Department
Ph.D. and Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies
University of California at Santa Barbara - Department of Feminist Studies
Ph.D., dual M.A./Ph.D., and doctoral emphasis in Feminist Studies
University of California at Santa Cruz - Feminist Studies Department
Graduate Emphasis - students may obtain a "Parenthetical Notation" in Feminist Studies on their Ph.D. degree in the following fields: Anthropology, History, History of Consciousness, Literature, Psychology, Sociology
University of Chicago (IL) - Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality
Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies
University of Cincinnati (OH) - Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
M.A., joint M.A./J.D. and M.A./Ph.D., and Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
University of Colorado, Denver - Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Connecticut - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
University of Florida - Center for Gender, Sexualities, and Women's Studies Research
M.A., Joint M.A./J.D., and Graduate Certificate
University of Georgia - Institute for Women's Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Department of Women's Studies
Graduate Certificate
University of Houston (TX) - Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program
Interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies
University of Illinois at Chicago - Gender and Women's Studies
Graduate Concentration
University of Illinois at Springfield - Department of Women and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Gender and Women's Studies
Graduate Minor
University of Iowa - Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender, Women's & Sexuality Studies
University of Kansas - Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program
Graduate Certificate and Ph.D. in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
University of Kentucky - Department of Gender and Women's Studies
Graduate Certificate and Ph.D. in Gender and Women's Studies
University of Maine, Orono - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Interdisciplinary Graduate Concentration in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Gender and Women's Studies
University of Maryland, College Park - Department of Women's Studies
Ph.D. in Women's Studies; Graduate Certificate for students enrolled in participating graduate programs
University of Massachusetts at Amherst - Women's Studies Program
Graduate Certificate in Advanced Feminist Studies. Interdisciplinary Program in a disciplinary Masters or Doctoral degree granting program
University of Memphis (TN) - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Joint Ph. D. offered in Women's and gender Studies Studies and any of the following fields: Psychology, English, Sociology, History. Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies; the Certificate can be combined with a Masters or Doctoral degree.
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) - Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies
Ph.D in Feminist Studies; Graduate Minor in Feminist & Critical Sexuality Studies
University of Missouri - Columbia - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate minor
University of Missouri, St. Louis - Institute for Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Nevada, Reno - Women's Studies Program
M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Identity
University of North Carolina, Greensboro - Women's & Gender Studies Program
Graduate Certificate and M.A. in Women's & Gender Studies
University of Northern Iowa - Women's and Gender Studies Program
M. A. in Women's and Gender Studies
University of North Texas - Women's and Gender Studies Program
M.A. and M.S. in Women's Studies through Interdisciplinary Studies
University of Oklahoma - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Oregon - Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate
University of Pennsylvania - Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies Program
Graduate Certificate
University of Pittsburgh (PA) - Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies Program
Master's and Doctoral Certificates in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
University of Rochester (NY) - Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies
University of South Carolina, Columbia - Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate
University of South Florida - Department of Women's and Gender Studies
M.A. and Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Southern California - Gender and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies Studies
University of Texas at Austin - Center for Women's and Gender Studies
M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies and two dual master's degrees
University of Texas, El Paso - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Toledo (OH) - Department of Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate in Women's and Gender Studies
University of Washington, Seattle - Department of Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies
Ph.D. and Graduate Certificate in Feminist Studies
University of Wisconsin, Madison - Gender and Women's Studies Department
Ph.D. Minor in Women's Studies; M.A. in Gender and Women's Studies; also a Graduate Program in Gender and Women's History
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee - Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate, M.A. in Women's and Gender Studies; Dual MLIS/M.A. and MSW/M.A.
University of Wyoming, Laramie - Gender and Women's Studies Program
Graduate Minor in Gender and Women's Studies
Utah State University - Center for Women and Gender
Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies
Vanderbilt University (TN) - Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate Certificate in Gender Studies
Vanderbilt University (TN) - Carpenter Program in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
Divinity School Graduate Certificate in Religion, Gender, and Sexuality
Virginia Tech - Women's and Gender Studies Program
Graduate Certificate, M.S, and Ph.D. in Women's and Gender Studies
Washington State University, Pullman (WA) - Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies
M.A. and Ph.D. through American Studies
Washington University (MO) - Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate
West Virginia University - Center for Women's and Gender Studies
Graduate certificate in WGS; WGS-directed M.A. in Liberal Studies
Wright State University (OH) - Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Graduate Certificate in WGSS
Yale University (CT) - Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies
Graduate Qualification in Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies