Literature at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying literature, you may want to check out the program at Harvard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 0 student received their master's degree in literature.

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

Harvard Literature Degrees Available

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in literature for the following degree levels:

Harvard Literature Rankings

Related Majors

• Writing Studies
• General English Literature

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in literature 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
Editors	3,160	$89,280
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Writers and Authors	1,490	$70,000

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.