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Physics at Yale University

Physics at Yale University

If you plan to study physics, 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 Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Physics Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Physics
  • Master’s Degree in Physics

Yale Physics Rankings

The physics major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #20 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Physics Bachelor’s Program

35% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of physics bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 10% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its physics 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 physics.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 10
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Yale Physics Master’s Program

14% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of physics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 16
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Physics

Physics 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
General Physics 76

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
High School Teachers 15,410 $76,980
Natural Sciences Managers 650 $179,200
Physics Postsecondary Professors 210 $85,550

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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