Environmental Studies at Yale University

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

Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 12,060 students attend the school each year.

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

Yale Environmental Studies Degrees Available

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

Yale Environmental Studies Rankings

The ecosystem studies major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in ecosystem studies, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ecosystem Studies Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Environmental Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ecosystem studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ecosystem studies at Yale are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ecosystem 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 ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Yale Environmental Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of ecosystem studies master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 35% men graduate in ecosystem studies each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a ecosystem studies master's degree from Yale, 55% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yale University with a master's in ecosystem studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	67
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Environmental Science

Careers That Ecosystem Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ecosystem 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
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	800	$83,220
Environmental Science Professors	110	$84,560

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.