Economics at Yale University

If you plan to study economics, 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 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 Economics section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Economics
• Master’s Degree in Economics

Yale Economics Rankings

The economics major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Economics. 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 economics, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Economics Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 66% of economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	37
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	62
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Yale Economics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of economics master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Economics

If you plan to be a economics major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Yale University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	247

Related Majors

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

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	7,410	$77,010
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Survey Researchers	310	$51,740
Economics Professors	240	$98,870
Economists	140	$95,450

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.