Computer Engineering at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students received their master's degree in CE.

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

Harvard Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in CE

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.

Harvard does offer online education options in CE for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harvard Computer Engineering Rankings

CE Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Computer Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 90 students earned a master's degree in CE from Harvard. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men.

In the CE master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 32% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	33
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Engineering Science

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Computer Network Architects	6,000	$121,700
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140

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.