Women's Studies
Women's studies is an academic field that draws on feminist and interdisciplinary methods in order to place women’s lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining social and cultural constructs of gender; systems of privilege and oppression; and the relationships between power and gender as they intersect with other identities and social locations such as race, sexual orientation, socio-economic class, and disability.
Popular theories within the field of women's studies include feminist theory, standpoint theory, intersectionality, multiculturalism, transnational feminism, social justice, affect studies, agency, biopolitics, materialisms, and embodiment. Research practices and methodologies associated with women's studies include ethnography, autoethnography, focus groups, surveys, community-based research, discourse analysis, and reading practices associated with critical theory, post-structuralism, and queer theory. The field researches and critiques societal norms of gender, race, class, sexuality, and other social inequalities.
Women's studies is closely related to the fields of gender studies, feminist studies, and sexuality studies, and more broadly related to the fields of cultural studies, ethnic studies, and African-American studies. Women's studies courses are offered in over seven hundred institutions in the United States, and globally in more than forty countries.
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Matching Women's Studies Colleges
University of Florida
Four or more years; Public; $25,694 average out-state tuition; $4,477 average in-state tuition |
Mt San Antonio College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $9,968 average out-state tuition; $1,288 average in-state tuition |
University of California-Santa Cruz
Four or more years; Public; $41,196 average out-state tuition; $11,442 average in-state tuition |
Sierra College
At least 2 but less than 4 years; Public; $7,848 average out-state tuition; $1,104 average in-state tuition |
University of California-Santa Barbara
Four or more years; Public; $41,196 average out-state tuition; $11,442 average in-state tuition |
Ohio State University-Main Campus
Four or more years; Public; $34,101 average out-state tuition; $11,018 average in-state tuition |
San Diego State University
Four or more years; Public; $17,622 average out-state tuition; $5,742 average in-state tuition |
Scholarships for Women's Studies Majors
Beinecke Scholarship - Dartmouth CollegeDartmouth College |
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award $34,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Beinecke Scholarship is open to juniors at Dartmouth College who plan to enter a master's or doctoral program in the arts, humanities or social sciences. You must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. national from American Samoa or the Commonwealth of the Northern Marian Islands and demonstrate financial need to qualify for this award. In addition,... View Scholarship Details |
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Nancy Shaw McKee ScholarshipClarion University of Pennsylvania, College of Arts and Sciences |
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award Up to $22,030 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Nancy Shaw McKee Scholarship is available to majoring in the College of Arts and Sciences at Clarion University. Your selection for this award will be based on academic performance and financial need. In order to be considered for this award, you must first be nominated by a faculty member. Once nominated, you will need to submit a "Goals... View Scholarship Details |
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Sturgis FellowshipUniversity of Arkansas |
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award $20,000 |
deadline February 01, 2026 |
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DescriptionThe Sturgis Fellowship is available to incoming freshmen who plan on majoring in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. You must demonstrate exceptional academic performance to be considered for this renewable award. In addition, you must have a minimum 30 ACT/1320 SAT score and a minimum 3.8 GPA to be... View Scholarship Details |
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SJSU Alumni Association ScholarshipSan Jose State University, College of Social Sciences |
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award $1,250 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe SJSU Alumni Association Scholarship is available to students with a major in the College of Social Sciences at San Jose State University. You must have completed at least 30 credits, have a minimum 3.5 GPA and demonstrate service to the university and community to be considered for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Humanities & Social Sciences Tiger Athletic Foundation ScholarshipLouisiana State University, Baton Rouge, College of Arts and Science |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Humanities & Social Sciences Tiger Athletic Foundation Scholarship is available to students at Louisiana State University. You must be enrolled in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences, demonstrate financial need, and have a minimum 3.4 GPA to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Charles Haslam Award for Study in the Liberal ArtsUniversity of South Florida, St. Petersburg Campus |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Charles and Elizabeth Haslam Award for Study in Liberal Arts is available to seniors at the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg campus who are enrolled full time (12 hours undergraduate) and have a minimum GPA of 2.0. You must be enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences or College of Education and be of senior standing when the... View Scholarship Details |
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Catherine F. Vuozzo ScholarshipUniversity of Maryland, College Park - College of Arts and Humanities |
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award $1,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Catherine F. Vuozzo Scholarship is available to full-time undergraduate liberal arts majors at the University of Maryland, College Park. Your selection for this award will be based on academic merit, financial need and an essay (2 pages double spaced) on the topic, "What does it mean to be an 'educated' person? What is the role of the... View Scholarship Details |
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Inez and Donald Burdick ScholarshipSan Jose State University, College of Social Sciences |
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award $750 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Inez and Donald Burdick Scholarship is available to students with a major in the College of Social Sciences at San Jose State University. You must have completed at least 30 credits, have a minimum 3.5 GPA and demonstrate service to the university and community to be considered for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Gerald Wheeler ScholarshipSan Jose State University, College of Social Sciences |
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award $750 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe Gerald Wheeler Scholarship is available to students with a major in the College of Social Sciences at San Jose State University. You must have completed at least 30 credits, have a minimum 3.5 GPA and demonstrate service to the university and community to be considered for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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College Alumni ScholarshipSan Jose State University, College of Social Sciences |
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award $750 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe College Alumni Scholarship is available to students with a major in the College of Social Sciences at San Jose State University. You must have completed at least 30 credits, have a minimum 3.5 GPA and demonstrate service to the university and community to be considered for this award. View Scholarship Details |
Women's Studies Related Majors
- African-American/Black Studies
- French Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- East Asian Studies
- Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender and Group Studies
- African Studies
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- German Studies
- Chinese Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- American Indian/Native American Studies
- Gay/Lesbian Studies
- Spanish and Iberian Studies
- Russian Studies
- Area Studies
- Korean Studies
- Italian Studies