Nursing at Yale University
Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Yale University stacks up to those at other schools.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 Nursing section at the bottom of this page.
Yale Nursing Degrees Available
- Master’s Degree in Nursing
- Doctorate Degree in Nursing
Yale Nursing Rankings
Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.
There were 19 students who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #155 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Nursing Student Demographics at Yale
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Yale University.
Yale Nursing Master’s Program
Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Yale, 67% 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 nursing.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 74 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Concentrations Within Nursing
If you plan to be a nursing 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 |
---|---|
Registered Nursing | 131 |
Related Majors
- Medical Science
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Other Health Professions
- Public Health
- Medicine
Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into
A degree in nursing 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 |
---|---|---|
Registered Nurses | 31,400 | $81,220 |
Medical and Health Services Managers | 5,510 | $129,480 |
Nurse Practitioners | 2,340 | $118,020 |
Nurse Anesthetists | 650 | $190,480 |
Nursing Instructors and Professors | 630 | $101,760 |
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.