Ethnic Studies at Yale University

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic 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 2021, 35 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Yale.

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

Yale Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Yale Ethnic Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic 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 Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	36
Best Value Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	51

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Yale. This makes it the #7 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Yale Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Yale is $37,910. This is 30% higher than $29,213, which is the national average for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 35 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Ethnic Studies from Yale in 2020-2021, 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Yale Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

The ethnic studies program at Yale awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in ethnic studies each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of degree recipients. That is 35% 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Yale also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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.