Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Yale University

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, 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 has a total student population of 12,060. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Yale Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Yale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Yale University.

Yale Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 38 students who graduated with a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Yale in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	27
Ethnic Studies	14

Related Majors

• Psychology
• History
• Social Sciences

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.