Art History at Yale University

If you plan to study art history, 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.

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

Yale Art History Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Art History
Master’s Degree in Art History

Yale Art History Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in art history, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Art History Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Art History Master’s Program

61% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of art history master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in art history each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a art history master's degree from Yale, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the art history master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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 art history.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Careers That Art History Grads May Go Into

A degree in art history 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
Museum Technicians and Conservators	290	$55,340
Curators	230	$67,430
Archivists	50	$62,910

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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