If you plan on majoring in women's studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #259 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of women's studies. Combined, these schools handed out 525 degrees in women's studies to qualified students.
Your choice of women's studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for women's studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Women's Studies Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the women's studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of California - Berkeley is a good decision for students interested in a degree in women's studies. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.
University of California - Santa Barbara is a great option for students pursuing a degree in women's studies. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.
There were roughly 32 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat San Diego State University if you want to pursue a degree in women's studies. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 27 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in women's studies needs to look into University of California - Santa Cruz. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #102 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Santa Cruz is a great university overall.
There were roughly 40 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 17 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #135 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola Marymount is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Marymount in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 83rd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 17 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at SSU in the most recent data year.
Sac State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Sacramento. This university ranks 39th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 26 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at Sac State in the most recent data year.
Cal State Fullerton is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fullerton. This university ranks 41st out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 15 women's studies students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent data year.
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest of our data about colleges.
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