Photography at Yale University

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

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 Photography section at the bottom of this page.

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Master’s Degree in Photography

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Photography Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Photography Master’s Program

50% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of photography master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 34% men graduate in photography each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the photography master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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 photography.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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Careers That Photography Grads May Go Into

A degree in photography 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250
Photographers	570	$44,140

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
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