Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Yale University

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 12,060. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Yale.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Yale Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how Yale performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	10
	15

In 2021, 38 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Yale. This makes it the #10 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Yale

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Yale University.

Yale Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 66 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from Yale in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Yale Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at Yale awarded 38 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 29% of these degrees went to men with the other 71% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% 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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Yale also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Yale University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	58
Ethnic Studies	49

Related Majors

• Psychology
• History
• Social Sciences

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies 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
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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
• Image Credit: By Jdbrandt under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.