English at Harvard University

If you plan to study english, 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 approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

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

Harvard English Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
• Master’s Degree in English Language

Harvard English Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english language master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language 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
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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.