by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Harvard University, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
Harvard University awards degrees and credentials ranging from associate degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | ✓ |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 4,610 undergraduate · 17,676 graduate (22,286 total)
Ranked by the number of degrees awarded, these are the most popular majors at Harvard University.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 11,143 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 1,077 |
| Law. | 622 |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. | 581 |
| Economics. | 423 |
The following majors at Harvard University have the strongest reported average salaries.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Law. | $184,307 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. | $151,371 |
| Computer Science. | $140,072 |
| Computer Engineering. | $137,302 |
| Public Health. | $123,090 |
The majors at Harvard University are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 11,143 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other. · Management Science. |
1,077 | NA |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Project Management. · Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management. · Research and Development Management. |
308 | $76,078 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Organizational Behavior Studies. |
238 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. · Investments and Securities. |
213 | $93,734 |
| Real Estate. | 78 | NA |
| Business/Corporate Communications. ↳ Business/Corporate Communications, General. |
66 | NA |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
35 | NA |
| Business/Commerce, General. | 32 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 18 | NA |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
16 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Economics. ↳ Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
423 | $89,515 |
| Social Sciences, General. ↳ Social Sciences, General. · Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods. |
302 | $42,926 |
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. · Political Science and Government, Other. |
251 | $58,808 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. ↳ International Relations and Affairs. · National Security Policy Studies. |
146 | NA |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
56 | $58,277 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. · Physical and Biological Anthropology. |
50 | NA |
| Urban Studies/Affairs. | 12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health. ↳ Public Health, General. · Health Services Administration. · Environmental Health. · International Public Health/International Health. · Behavioral Aspects of Health. · Public Health, Other. |
422 | $123,090 |
| Medicine. | 182 | $65,850 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities. ↳ Bioethics/Medical Ethics. |
73 | NA |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics. ↳ Medical Informatics. |
52 | NA |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences. ↳ Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology. · Advanced General Dentistry. · Dental Clinical Sciences, General. · Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics. · Dental Public Health and Education. |
45 | $151,371 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. · Temporomandibular Disorders and Orofacial Pain. |
36 | NA |
| Dentistry. | 33 | $68,745 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs. ↳ Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies. |
26 | NA |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. ↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management. |
24 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Learning Sciences. · Educational Evaluation and Research. |
581 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
180 | NA |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Mathematics Teacher Education. |
16 | NA |
| Education, General. | 11 | $63,489 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
9 | NA |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education. ↳ Multicultural Education. |
8 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 622 | $184,307 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. |
182 | NA |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainability Studies. | 379 | NA |
| Museology/Museum Studies. | 85 | NA |
| Systems Science and Theory. | 82 | NA |
| Behavioral Sciences. | 80 | NA |
| Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis. | 67 | NA |
| Natural Sciences. | 46 | NA |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. | 37 | NA |
| Classical and Ancient Studies. ↳ Ancient Studies/Civilization. · Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology. |
4 | NA |
| Data Science. ↳ Data Science, General. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. ↳ Epidemiology. · Evolutionary Biology. · Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics. |
229 | $55,782 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. ↳ Neuroscience. · Neurobiology and Anatomy. |
117 | $36,334 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. ↳ Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. · Developmental Biology and Embryology. |
110 | $43,328 |
| Biology, General. ↳ Biomedical Sciences, General. · Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
109 | NA |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. ↳ Biostatistics. · Computational Biology. · Bioinformatics. |
78 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Infectious Disease and Global Health. · Virology. · Immunology. · Microbiology and Immunology. |
50 | NA |
| Biotechnology. | 50 | NA |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. · Biophysics. |
25 | NA |
| Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other. | 10 | NA |
| Genetics. ↳ Genome Sciences/Genomics. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 290 | $140,072 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. ↳ Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance. · Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster. |
98 | NA |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 67 | NA |
| Computer Programming. ↳ Computer Programming/Programmer, General. |
35 | NA |
| Information Science/Studies. | 21 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Public Administration. | 263 | $100,971 |
| Public Policy Analysis. ↳ Public Policy Analysis, General. · Education Policy Analysis. · Health Policy Analysis. · Public Policy Analysis, Other. |
170 | $76,875 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering Science. | 182 | NA |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. · Computer Software Engineering. |
93 | $137,302 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 33 | NA |
| Engineering Physics. ↳ Engineering Physics/Applied Physics. |
29 | NA |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
20 | NA |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
10 | NA |
| Operations Research. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics. ↳ Applied Mathematics, General. |
154 | $102,707 |
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
106 | NA |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
98 | $78,193 |
| Applied Statistics. ↳ Applied Statistics, General. |
5 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
113 | NA |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. · Chemical Physics. · Chemistry, Other. |
109 | NA |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. ↳ Planetary Astronomy and Science. · Astronomy and Astrophysics, Other. · Astrophysics. · Astronomy. |
45 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. · History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. · History, Other. |
235 | $52,015 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental Psychology. ↳ Experimental Psychology. |
94 | $53,927 |
| Psychology, General. | 92 | NA |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. ↳ Educational Psychology. |
12 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Studies. |
126 | $58,733 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Energy and Environmental Policy. · Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
54 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
106 | $60,213 |
| Environmental Design. ↳ Sustainable Design/Architecture. |
43 | NA |
| Architecture. | 15 | $62,291 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 78 | $31,485 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
76 | NA |
| Literature. ↳ American Literature (United States). |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Area Studies. ↳ East Asian Studies. · Near and Middle Eastern Studies. · Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies. · American/United States Studies/Civilization. · South Asian Studies. · Ural-Altaic and Central Asian Studies. |
100 | NA |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ African-American/Black Studies. · Women's Studies. · Folklore Studies. |
35 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. ↳ Theology/Theological Studies. · Divinity/Ministry. |
129 | $30,004 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other. | 2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. ↳ Visual and Performing Arts, General. · Digital Arts. |
64 | NA |
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
32 | NA |
| Music. ↳ Music, General. · Music Performance, General. |
17 | NA |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
9 | NA |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Cinema/Media Studies. |
4 | NA |
| Design and Applied Arts. ↳ Design and Applied Arts, Other. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Linguistics. · Comparative Literature. |
47 | NA |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 26 | NA |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 18 | NA |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 10 | NA |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ German Language and Literature. |
9 | NA |
| Celtic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. ↳ Strategic Intelligence. |
108 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. ↳ Philosophy. · Ethics. |
59 | NA |
| Religion/Religious Studies. | 33 | NA |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. ↳ Philosophy and Religious Studies, General. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Journalism. | 28 | NA |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. ↳ Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. |
20 | NA |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Health Communication. |
17 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields. ↳ Engineering Design. |
33 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Humanities/Humanistic Studies. · Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| International Agriculture. | 20 | NA |
Footnotes
*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.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.