Yale Divinity School is accredited by the Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada and is approved to offer the following degrees: M.Div., M.A.R., and S.T.M. YDS is also approved for limited distance education (less than half of any approved degree).
Statistics last updated Spring Semester 2023.
Fall 2022 YDS Ten-Year Placement Statistics*
Further Education 17%, Ministry & Chaplaincy 33%, Working in Education 22%, Non-Profit 16%, Private Sector 12%
*16% of graduates did not respond
Breakdown of M.A.R. Graduates 2020 to 2023
Arts - Writing 3%, Educaton - Admin 8%, Education - Grad School 56%, Forprofit 19%, Ministry - Admin 3%, Ministry - Chaplaincy 4%, Non-Profit 7%
Breakdown of M.Div. Graduates from 2019 to 2023
Arts 2.5%, Education-Administration 5.0%, Education-Grad School 9.4%, Education-Teaching 5.6%, Forprofit 8.1%, Ministry-Chaplaincy 10.0%, Ministry-Church 41.9%, Nonprofit 15.0%, Writing/Journalism 2.5% .