Engineering Physics at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received their master's degree in engineering physics.

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

Harvard Engineering Physics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Engineering Physics
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering Physics

Harvard Engineering Physics Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering physics, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Physics Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Engineering Physics Master’s Program

Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering physics from Harvard in 2021, 58% were men and 42% were women.

In the engineering physics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 18% 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 engineering physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Engineering Science

Careers That Engineering Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering physics 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	8,190	$156,250
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
Engineering Professors	1,880	$135,140
Physicists	360	$150,170

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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