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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Women's Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in women’s studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent women’s studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The women’s studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree women’s studies students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s women’s studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Seattle Women’s Studies Report

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree women’s studies students with aid list, UMCP has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a large public school situated in Stony Brook, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Women’s Studies at Stony Brook University

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s women’s studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Women’s Studies at University of Arizona

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Located in Santa Cruz, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s women’s studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree women’s studies students with aid list, UC Santa Cruz has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952.

Read more about Women’s Studies at UC Santa Cruz

#6

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

Emory University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Emory is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Emory

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Oregon State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Women’s Studies at Oregon State University

#8

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s women’s studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #9 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Women’s Studies Report

#9

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. KU is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Women’s Studies at University of Kansas

Notes and References

References

  • 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 our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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