Psychology at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060.

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

Yale Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology
• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Yale Psychology Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Psychology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of psychology master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Child Development & Psychology	50

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychology Professors	770	$88,070
Psychologists	190	$96,180

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.