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Genetics at Yale University

If you plan to study genetics, 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 Genetics section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Genetics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Genetics
  • Doctorate Degree in Genetics

Yale Genetics Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in genetics, making the school the #10 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Genetics Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Genetics Master’s Program

71% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of genetics master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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Of the students who received a genetics master's degree from Yale, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the genetics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 genetics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Careers That Genetics Grads May Go Into

A degree in genetics 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
Medical Scientists 1,340 $134,710
Biological Science Professors 1,160 $104,320
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Biological Scientists 150 $93,180

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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