Political Science & Government at Yale University

If you plan to study political science & government, 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 has a total student population of 12,060.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Political Science & Government section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Political Science & Government Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science
• Master’s Degree in Political Science

Yale Political Science & Government Rankings

The political science major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science & Government. 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in political science, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Political Science Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Political Science & Government Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of political science bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its political science 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	47
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Yale Political Science & Government Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of political science master's degrees went to men and 45% 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 political science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Political Science & Government

If you plan to be a political science major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Political Science	141

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Economics

Careers That Political Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in political science 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
Political Science Professors	260	$79,650
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.