Theological & Ministerial Studies at Yale University

If you are interested in studying theological and ministerial studies, you may want to check out the program at Yale University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Theological & Ministerial Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Yale Theological & Ministerial Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Theology

Yale Theological & Ministerial Studies Rankings

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Theology Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Theological & Ministerial Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 124 students earned a master's degree in theology from Yale. About 52% of these graduates were women and the other 48% were men.

Of the students who received a theology master's degree from Yale, 62% were white. This is above average 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 theology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	77
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Related Majors

• Biblical Studies

Careers That Theology Grads May Go Into

A degree in theology 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
Clergy	540	$59,250
Philosophy and Religion Professors	470	$74,880

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.