College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Graduate Program

The University of Iowa’s graduate program in American Studies--offering Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy degrees--provides an interdisciplinary introduction to American culture and society, past and present.
Students acquire a broad familiarity with the dynamics of cultural experience and explore aspects of American life, including: popular and fine arts; institutions and social processes; artifacts; values, customs, and ideals; the everyday experience of Americans; regional, racial, ethnic, class, or gender identities; nature and culture; and sport and popular entertainment.
Courses and seminars in American Studies focus on significant cultural problems that traverse traditional departmental lines. The Department offers a sub-track specializing in Sport Studies.
Learn about the application process.
Email Laura Rigal, Director of Graduate Studies.
Following is a sampling of where our graduate students have ended up.
- Alabama State University
- Auburn University
- Augustana College
- Bard High School Early College
- Boston Medical Center
- Boston University
- Brandeis University
- Brown University
- Brucemore Mansion
- Cal State-Fullerton
- Capella University
- Cedar Falls Historical Society
- Chicago White Sox
- Coe College
- College du Leman
- DePaul University
- Dillard University
- The Drawing Legion Arts Center
- Duke University
- Eastern Oregon University
- Frostburg State University
- Franklin & Marshall College
- Grinnell College
- Hamilton College
- Hampton University
- Harvard University
- HIstoric New England
- Indiana University
- Iowa State Historical Society
- Iowa State University
- Kansas State Historical Museum
- Kirkwood College
- Laurel School
- Macalester College
- McKendree University
- Messiah College
- Miami University
- Middlebury College
- Minnesota State University
- National Archives
- Northland College
- Ohio State University
- Old Sturbridge Village
- Oslo & Akershus University College of Applied Sciences
- Portland State University
- Princeton University
- Rhode Island School of Design
- Rice University
- Rockefeller Archive Center
- Salisbury State University
- Skidmore College
- Smithsonian Institution
- Southern Methodist University
- Stanford University
- Temple University
- Texas Tech University
- The Academy at Charlemont
- Towson University
- University of Alabama
- University of Alberta
- University of Arizona
- University of Arkansas
- University of Chicago
- University of Dubuque
- University of Florida
- University of Hawaii
- University of Houston
- University of Iowa
- University of Kentucky
- University of Louisville
- University of Maryland, College Park
- University of Michigan
- University of Minnesota
- University of Missouri
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- University of Northern Iowa
- Univeristy of Oklahoma
- University of Oregon
- University of Presov
- University of Stirling
- University of Texas@Dallas
- University of Utah
- University of Wisconsin at Green Bay
- University of Wisconsin at La Crosse
- University of Wisconsin at Madison
- University of Southern California
- University of Wyoming
- Valparaiso University
- Wabah College
- Wake Forest
- Western Kentucky University
A number of our students have gone on to Fulbright appointments after finishing their degrees, including in Korea, France, Sweden, and Germany.