Anthropology at Yale University

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if Yale University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

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 Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

Yale Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities in its anthropology 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 anthropology.

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

Yale Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Yale, 57% were white. This is typical 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 anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology 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
Anthropology	22

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology 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
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	90	$84,020

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

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