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CIP PROGRAM: 05.0208
Gay/Lesbian Studies.

Summary: A program that focuses on homosexuality in history, society, politics, and cultural life; usually with an emphasis on the modern emergence of gays and lesbians as a sociocultural minority movement, the identification of social, literary, and artistic themes and the definition of, and public policy and legal issues surrounding, the gay and lesbian community.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 4 9 -
2021 4 10 -
2022 4 19 -
2023 5 12 -
2024 - 8 -
Change +25.00% +33.33% -

Related CIPs

05 AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES.
05.02 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.
05.0200 Ethnic Studies.
05.0201 African-American/Black Studies.
05.0202 American Indian/Native American Studies.
05.0203 Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies.
05.0206 Asian-American Studies.
05.0207 Women's Studies.
05.0208 Gay/Lesbian Studies.
05.0209 Folklore Studies.
05.0210 Disability Studies.
05.0211 Deaf Studies.
05.0212 Comparative Group Studies.
05.0299 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Gay/Lesbian Studies.

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Cornell University6 +350.00%
Hampshire College1 -100.00%
Hobart William Smith Colleges1 -