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Genetics at Yale University

If you are interested in studying genetics, you may want to check out the program at Yale University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in genetics.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Genetics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetics
  • Doctorate Degree in Genetics

Yale Genetics Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in genetics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Genetics Student Demographics at Yale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the genetics majors at Yale University.

Yale Genetics Master’s Program

71% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 genetics majors earned their master's degree from Yale. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

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Of the students who received a genetics master's degree from Yale, 54% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CT, the home state for Yale University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Medical Scientists 1,340 $134,710
Biological Science Professors 1,160 $104,320
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Biological Scientists 150 $93,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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