Music at Yale University

If you are interested in studying music, 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 has a total student population of 12,060.

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

Yale Music Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music
• Master’s Degree in Music

Yale Music Rankings

The music major at Yale is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at Yale

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

Yale Music Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its music 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Yale Music Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of music master's degrees went to men and 47% 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 music.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	44
International Students	42
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Yale University. 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
Stringed Instruments	43
Music Performance	28
General Music	26
Keyboard Instruments	18
Voice Performance	12
Other Music	5
Music Theory & Composition	4
Conducting	4

Related Majors

• General Visual & Performing Arts
• Arts & Media Management
• Design & Applied Arts
• Drama & Theater Arts
• Film, Video & Photographic Arts

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
Art, Drama, and Music Professors	1,090	$93,250
Music Directors and Composers	130	$77,550
Sound Engineering Technicians	100	$87,420

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.