Religious Studies at Yale University

What traits are you looking for in a religion school? To help you decide if Yale University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's religion program.

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 Religious Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Religious Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Religion
Master’s Degree in Religion

Yale Religious Studies Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in religion, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Religion Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Religious Studies Master’s Program

35% Women

47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of religion master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

In the religion master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 36% 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 religion.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Religious Studies

The following religion 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
Religion/Religious Studies	22
Christian Studies	11

Careers That Religion Grads May Go Into

A degree in religion 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
Philosophy and Religion Professors	470	$74,880

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
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