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. Of the 1,431 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Yale University in 2021, 188 of them were economics majors.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Yale Economics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	1
Most Focused Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	8
Most Popular Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	15
Most Focused Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104

In 2021, 39 students received their master’s degree in economics from Yale. This makes it the #27 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Yale Economics Graduates

The median salary of economics students who receive their bachelor's degree at Yale is $87,166. This is 90% higher than $45,868, which is the national average for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 188 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Economics from Yale in 2020-2021, 61% were men and 39% were women. The typical economics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 36% women. So female students are more repesented at Yale since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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	57
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	66
International Students	26
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Yale Economics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students graduated with a master's degree in economics from Yale. About 74% were men and 26% were 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	32
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Yale also has a doctoral program available in economics. In 2021, 20 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.