Area Studies at Yale University

If you are interested in studying area studies, 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 approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Yale.

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

Yale Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area Studies

Yale Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Yale compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 studies major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area 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 Focused Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38
Best Area Studies Schools	39

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Yale. This makes it the #11 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Yale Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Yale is $27,225. This is less than $30,421, which is the national average of all area studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 31 area studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Yale, about 32% were men and 68% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Yale Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a master’s in area studies from Yale in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 46% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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

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.