Yale University Master’s in Sociology

The main focus area for this major is Sociology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Sociology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Yale University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in sociology, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Sociology 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 Master’s in Sociology?

Yale does not offer an online option for its sociology master’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 Master’s Student Diversity for Sociology

11 Master's Degrees Awarded

45.5% Women

45.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

There were 11 master’s degrees in sociology awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 45.5% of the students who received their Master’s in sociology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 45.5% of sociology master’s degree recipients at Yale in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Master’s in Sociology Focus Areas at Yale

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Sociology	11

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Anthropology	12
Economics	72
International Relations & National Security	23
Political Science & Government	39

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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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