Ethnic Studies at Yale University

If you plan to study ethnic studies, take a look at what Yale University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year.

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

Yale Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Yale Ethnic Studies Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yale University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
African American Studies	14

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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

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