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Religious Studies at Yale University

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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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received their master's degree in religion.

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

  • Master’s Degree in Religion
  • Doctorate 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

30% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in religion from Yale in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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Of the students who received a religion master's degree from Yale, 67% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 18
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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