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CIP 05.0207 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

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.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Women's Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 05.0207. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years13
2025Associate degree54350
2025Certificate 2–4 years221
2025Bachelor degree2081,064
2025Postbaccalaureate certificate51242
2025Master degree37159
2025Post-master certificate730
2025Doctorate — research1020
2025Certificate under 12 weeks27
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24245
2024Certificate 1–2 years12
2024Associate degree60365
2024Certificate 2–4 years224
2024Bachelor degree2151,116
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate50192
2024Master degree34180
2024Post-master certificate528
2024Doctorate — research1231
2024Certificate under 12 weeks16
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year26238
2023Certificate 1–2 years13
2023Associate degree56325
2023Certificate 2–4 years210
2023Bachelor degree2171,063
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate52245
2023Master degree36172
2023Post-master certificate524
2023Doctorate — research1234
2023Certificate under 12 weeks13
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year21270
2022Certificate 1–2 years38
2022Associate degree54324
2022Certificate 2–4 years212
2022Bachelor degree2281,163
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate53224
2022Master degree38177
2022Post-master certificate636
2022Doctorate — research1231
2022Certificate under 12 weeks14
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year24278
2021Certificate 1–2 years26
2021Associate degree41269
2021Certificate 2–4 years113
2021Bachelor degree2281,301
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate50223
2021Master degree34140
2021Post-master certificate848
2021Doctorate — research1024
2021Certificate under 12 weeks25
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year15223
2020Certificate 1–2 years29
2020Associate degree29136
2020Certificate 2–4 years214
2020Bachelor degree2301,316
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate43212
2020Master degree41172
2020Post-master certificate836
2020Doctorate — research1127
2020Certificate under 12 weeks212
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year17228

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 05.0207 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 05 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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Institutions with reported graduates

396 institutions

Related fields

African Studies. ↗

American/United States Studies/Civilization. ↗

Asian Studies/Civilization. ↗

East Asian Studies. ↗

Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. ↗

European Studies/Civilization. ↗