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Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The city atmosphere of Cambridge makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

5,791 Master's Degrees
1,596 Doctor's Degrees

Where Is Harvard University?

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Contact details for Harvard are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-495-1000
Website: www.harvard.edu

Harvard University Graduate Student Diversity

21,766 Graduate Students
54% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,766 graduate students at Harvard, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Harvard University graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 2,520
Black or African American 1,172
Hispanic or Latino 1,760
White 7,549
International Students 6,188
Other Races/Ethnicities 2,577

Geographic Diversity

Massachusetts students aren't the only ones who study at Harvard University. At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 151 countries are represented at Harvard. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Canada, and India.

Online Learning at Harvard University

6,923 Took All Classes Online
8,885 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 8,885 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Harvard has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Massachusetts for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Harvard majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Architecture & Related Services 3%
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 17%
Communication & Journalism 22%
Computer & Information Sciences 6%
Engineering 11%
Engineering Technologies 12%
English Language & Literature 9%
Health Professions 7%
Legal Professions 21%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 37%
Philosophy & Religious Studies 30%
Social Sciences 14%
Visual & Performing Arts 28%

Harvard University Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 85 910 13 1,008
Law 0 0 611 611
General Education 0 541 27 568
Educational Assessment 0 412 0 412
Public Health 2 400 9 411
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 90 265 0 355
Public Administration 0 310 0 310
Public Policy 0 288 16 304
Sustainability Science 152 144 0 296
Finance & Financial Management 132 138 0 270
Legal Research 0 209 13 222
Intelligence & Command Control Operations 196 0 0 196
Human Resource Management 128 44 2 174
International Relations & National Security 101 70 0 171
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 107 52 159
Medicine 0 0 157 157
Economics 0 106 40 146
Theological & Ministerial Studies 0 126 0 126
Engineering Science 0 78 39 117
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 106 0 106
Information Technology 104 0 0 104
Real Estate 83 20 0 103
General Biology 8 23 70 101
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 20 72 8 100
Computer Information Systems 27 70 0 97
History 0 67 22 89
Natural Resources Conservation 0 87 0 87
Museum Studies 33 52 0 85
Area Studies 0 55 29 84
Computer Engineering 0 82 0 82
Behavioral Science 69 1 1 71
Political Science & Government 0 59 11 70
General Psychology 0 68 0 68
Instructional Media Design 41 26 0 67
General Visual & Performing Arts 13 54 0 67
Physics 0 29 37 66
Computer Science 0 42 21 63
Cultural Studies & Analysis 56 2 0 58
Natural Resource Management 56 0 0 56
Biotechnology 16 32 7 55
Medical Science 1 49 0 50
Marketing 49 0 0 49
Business/Corporate Communications 45 0 0 45
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 45 0 45
Systems Theory 0 45 0 45
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 17 16 10 43
Environmental Design 42 0 0 42
Health/Medical Prep Programs 42 0 0 42
Astronomy & Astrophysics 0 19 23 42
Chemistry 0 19 22 41
Writing Studies 0 40 0 40
Anthropology 0 25 15 40
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 29 10 39
Engineering Physics 0 17 21 38
Dentistry 0 0 37 37
Philosophy 20 9 8 37
Religious Studies 3 24 10 37
General English Literature 0 22 13 35
Entrepreneurial Studies 31 0 0 31
Journalism 0 31 0 31
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 18 11 29
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 1 27 28
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 27 27
Applied Mathematics 0 16 11 27
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 25 0 25
Music 0 13 11 24
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 23 0 0 23
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 23 0 23
Sociology 0 13 10 23
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 22 22
Mathematics 0 11 11 22
Statistics 0 14 6 20
Romance Languages 0 11 8 19
Child Development & Psychology 0 8 11 19
Fine & Studio Arts 0 14 5 19
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 10 8 18
General Business/Commerce 0 17 0 17
Information Science 0 17 0 17
Engineering-Related Fields 0 17 0 17
Business/Managerial Economics 14 1 0 15
Computer Programming 15 0 0 15
Literature 15 0 0 15
International Agriculture 12 0 0 12
General Architecture 0 4 8 12
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 4 8 12
Design & Applied Arts 0 12 0 12
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 11 11
Accounting 11 0 0 11
Biomedical Engineering 0 11 0 11
Historic Preservation 0 11 0 11
Ethnic Studies 0 1 8 9
Landscape Architecture 0 6 1 7
Multilingual Education 0 0 7 7
Student Counseling 7 0 0 7
Germanic Languages 0 0 7 7
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 7 0 7
General Philosophy & Religious Studies 7 0 0 7
Architectural History 0 6 0 6
Curriculum & Instruction 5 0 0 5
Applied Statistics 0 0 5 5
Theology & Religious Vocations (Other) 0 0 5 5
Drama & Theater Arts 0 5 0 5
Urban & Regional Planning 0 2 2 4
Celtic Language & Literature 0 4 0 4
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 1 3 4
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 2 2 4
Classical Languages & Literature 0 0 3 3
Genetics 0 0 2 2
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 1 1 2
Operations Research 0 0 1 1
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0
International Education 0 0 0 0
Other Education 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0
Nanotechnology 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 0
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 0
African Languages 0 0 0 0
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Greek Language & Literature 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0
South Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 0 0 0 0
Turkic & Central Asian Languages 0 0 0 0
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 0
Medieval Studies 0 0 0 0
Natural Sciences 0 0 0 0
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 0
Archeology 0 0 0 0
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 0 0
General Social Sciences 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,771 5,791 1,596 9,158

References

*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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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