San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California, USA

Master of Arts - Women and Gender Studies

Master's Degree

Program Summary

Program Description

The Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies is interdisciplinary, enabling students to combine core and elective courses in Women and Gender Studies with electives in other departments and programs across the campus.

The program focuses on women, gender, and feminism in transnational and multicultural contexts, preparing students to engage critically with analytical categories such as gender, race, sexuality, nation, class, labor, and ableism. Students complete their master’s degree with a culminating project of their own design working closely with an advisor. The degree enables students to pursue advanced study of the history, status, and contributions of women in different contexts, and the relationships among feminist theories, social/global structures, and the production of gender and sexuality.

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Minimum GPA

77%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

September 30, 2024

Submission deadline

March 1, 2025

Open date

September 30, 2025

Submission deadline

March 1, 2026

Cost and Duration

Master's Degree

Program Level

2 year master's degree including an optional field experience

Program Length

$18270 USD

Cost of Living

$70 USD

Application fee

$16194 USD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Health Insurance: $2412 per year
Student Health Service Fee: $552 per year
Recreation and Wellness Centre Fee: $362 per year
Student Body Center Fee: $164 per year
Student Body Association Fee: $108 per year