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Chemistry at Yale University

Chemistry at Yale University

Every chemistry school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the chemistry program at Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Chemistry Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
  • Master’s Degree in Chemistry

Yale Chemistry Rankings

There were 30 students who received their doctoral degrees in chemistry, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Chemistry Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Chemistry Master’s Program

53% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 47% of chemistry master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 9
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 13
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Chemistry

The following chemistry 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
General Chemistry 58

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists 1,400 $92,850
Environmental Scientists and Specialists 800 $83,220
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Chemistry Professors 360 $81,680

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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