Engineering Science at Harvard University

If you plan to study engineering science, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students received their master's degree in engineering science.

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

Harvard Engineering Science Degrees Available

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

Harvard Engineering Science Rankings

There were 23 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering science, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Science Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Engineering Science Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 104 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering science from Harvard. About 62% were men and 38% were women.

In the engineering science master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 10% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	27
International Students	46
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Computer Engineering

Careers That Engineering Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering science 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
Engineers	3,090	$109,220
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

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