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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

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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

92% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 110 students earned a master's degree in nursing from Yale. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

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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.

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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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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