Computer & Information Sciences at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a computer and information sciences school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer and information sciences program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 123 students received their master's degree in computer and information sciences.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer & Information Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Computer & Information Sciences Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Computer & Information Sciences
• Doctorate Degree in Computer & Information Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

Harvard Computer & Information Sciences Rankings

There were 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in computer and information sciences, making the school the #62 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Computer & Information Sciences Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the computer and information sciences majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Program

Of the 123 students who earned a master's degree in Computer & Information Sciences from Harvard in 2020-2021, 73% were men and 27% were women.

In the computer and information sciences master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 26% 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 computer and information sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	41
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Concentrations Within Computer & Information Sciences

The following computer and information sciences concentations are available at Harvard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Information Technology	114
Computer Information Systems	93
Computer Science	49
Computer Programming	39
Information Science	11

Related Majors

• Engineering Technologies
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation

Careers That Computer & Information Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer and information sciences 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
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer User Support Specialists	19,360	$63,860
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Systems Analysts	14,790	$94,510

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

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