Yale University Doctorate in Economics

The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Yale University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major doctor’s degree program in economics, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Economics from Yale Cost?

$44,500 Average Tuition and Fees

Yale Graduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$44,500	$44,500

Does Yale Offer an Online Doctorate in Economics?

Yale does not offer an online option for its economics doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Yale Online Learning page.

Yale Doctorate Student Diversity for Economics

16 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

37.5% Women

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 16 students received their doctor’s degree in economics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in economics in 2019-2020, 37.5% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32.8%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

None of the economics doctor’s degree recipients at Yale in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	5
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Doctorate in Economics Focus Areas at Yale

Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics	16

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	8
Political Science & Government	21
Sociology	5

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*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.

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