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Overview for Women's Studies

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Programs may focus on literature, philosophy, and the arts as much as on social studies and policy.

Careers for Women's Studies Majors

A major in Women's Studies is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Women's Studies

Top 11 Massachusetts Colleges with the highest percentage of Women's Studies among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
Smith College
Northampton, MA
 21
(3.0%)
Highly Selective$36,058 
Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
 10
(1.7%)
Highly Selective$36,640 
Simmons College
Boston, MA
 4
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$30,000 
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University of Massachusetts-Boston
Boston, MA
 10
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$21,297 
Amherst College
Amherst, MA
 2
(0.4%)
Most Selective$36,970 
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
 7
(0.4%)
Most Selective$33,696 
Brandeis University
Waltham, MA
 3
(0.4%)
Highly Selective$37,294 
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Wheaton College
Norton, MA
 1
(0.3%)
Highly Selective$38,980 
Tufts University
Medford, MA
 3
(0.2%)
Most Selective$38,840 
Clark University
Worcester, MA
 1
(0.2%)
Moderately Selective$34,220 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.