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Sociology at Yale University

If you plan to study sociology, take a look at what Yale University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in sociology.

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

Yale Sociology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Sociology
  • Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Yale Sociology Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Sociology Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 sociology majors earned their master's degree from Yale. Of these graduates, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

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In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% 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 sociology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors 200 $82,570

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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