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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Yale.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

Yale Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	37
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	229

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Yale. This makes it the #52 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Yale. Of these graduates, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Yale Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from Yale. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. Yale does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% 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 anthropology.

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

Yale also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.