Yale offers advanced degrees through its Graduate School of Arts & Sciences and 13 professional schools. Browse the organizations below for information on programs of study, academic requirements, and faculty research.
Yale’s Graduate School of Arts & Sciences offers programs leading to M.A., M.S., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in 73 departments and programs.
The Yale School of Architecture’s mandate is for each student to understand architecture as a creative, productive, innovative, and responsible practice.
The Yale School of Art has a long and distinguished history of training artists of the highest caliber.
Yale Divinity School educates the scholars, ministers, and spiritual leaders of the future.
The David Geffen School of Drama graduates have raised the standards of professional practice around the world in every theatrical discipline, creating bold art that engages the mind and delights the senses.
The Yale School of Engineering & Applied Science is at the cutting edge of research to develop technologies that address global societal problems.
The School of the Environment is dedicated to sustaining and restoring the long-term health of the biosphere and the well-being of its people.
The Jackson School of Global Affairs trains and equips a new generation of leaders to devise thoughtful, evidence-based solutions for challenging global problems.
Yale Law School hones the world’s finest legal minds in an environment that features world-renowned faculty, small classes, and countless opportunities for clinical training and public service.
School of Management students, faculty, and alumni are committed to understanding the complex forces transforming global markets and building organizations that contribute lasting value to society.
Yale School of Medicine graduates go on to become leaders in academic medicine and health care, and innovators in clinical practice, biotechnology, and public policy.
The Yale School of Music is an international leader in educating the creative musicians and cultural leaders of tomorrow.
The Yale School of Nursing community is deeply committed to the idea that access to high quality patient‐centered health care is a social right, not a privilege.
The School of Public Health supports research and innovative programs that protect and improve the health of people around the globe.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is composed of the departments and academic programs that provide instruction in Yale College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
A number of our centers and institutes offer additional opportunities for graduate and professional study.
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