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History at Yale University

If you plan to study history, 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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students received their master's degree in history.

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

Yale History Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in History
  • Doctorate Degree in History

Yale History Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale History Master’s Program

53% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students graduated with a master's degree in history from Yale. About 47% were men and 53% were women.

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In the history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 25
International Students 13
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Yale University. 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
History 65

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Managers 6,590 $129,730
History Professors 320 $83,870
Museum Technicians and Conservators 290 $55,340
Curators 230 $67,430

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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