Social Sciences at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students received their master's degree in social sciences.

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

Yale Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Social Sciences

Yale Social Sciences Rankings

There were 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Social Sciences Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students earned a master's degree in social sciences from Yale. About 46% of these graduates were women and the other 54% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	43
International Students	59
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences 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
Economics	59
Political Science & Government	44
International Relations & National Security	42
Anthropology	15
Sociology	15

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• History

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,410	$77,010
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Statisticians	490	$101,820
Urban and Regional Planners	400	$79,500

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.