English & writing at Yale
Yale graduates about 61 English & writing majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 3rd of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 95 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 121 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 81% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.29× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $10 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.
Nearby in the English & writing ranking
Other strong majors at Yale
- History 98 · #3
- Economics 97 · #4
- Neuroscience 97 · #1
- Political science & IR 97 · #3
- Physics & astronomy 97 · #6
- Languages 97 · #4
How the score works
The score is out of 100 and compares Yale with every school we score in English & writing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.