Social Sciences at Yale University

Every social sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the social sciences 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.

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

Yale Social Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Social Sciences

Yale Social Sciences Rankings

The social sciences major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Social Sciences. 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 52 students who received their doctoral degrees in social sciences, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Social Sciences Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Social Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of social sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical social sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 44% men. So male students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its social sciences 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 social sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	78
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	61
White	138
International Students	58
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

Yale Social Sciences Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of social sciences master's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 44% men graduate in social sciences each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	40
International Students	94
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Social Sciences

The following social sciences concentations are available at Yale University. 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
Economics	247
Political Science & Government	141
International Relations & National Security	88
Sociology	30
Anthropology	22

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Careers That Social Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in social sciences 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,410	$77,010
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Statisticians	490	$101,820
Urban and Regional Planners	400	$79,500

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.