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Music at Yale University

If you are interested in studying music, you may want to check out the program at Yale University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students received their master's degree in music.

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

Yale Music Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Music
  • Doctorate Degree in Music

Yale Music Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Music Master’s Program

50% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 121 students who graduated with a master’s in music from Yale in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

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In the music master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 5% 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 music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 13
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 48
International Students 39
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 1,090 $93,250
Music Directors and Composers 130 $77,550
Sound Engineering Technicians 100 $87,420

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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