General Biology at Harvard University

Every general biology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the biology program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received their master's degree in biology.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Biology section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard General Biology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biology
• Doctorate Degree in Biology

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Harvard offers distance education options for biology at the following degree levels:

Harvard General Biology Rankings

There were 49 students who received their doctoral degrees in biology, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biology Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the biology majors at Harvard University.

Harvard General Biology Master’s Program

Of the 34 students who graduated with a master’s in biology from Harvard in 2021, 53% were men and 47% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in biology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Harvard University with a master's in biology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Genetics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other)
• Neurobiology & Neurosciences
• Microbiological Sciences & Immunology
• Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology

Careers That Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in biology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.