Medical Science at Harvard University

Every medical science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the medical science 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, 35 students received their master's degree in medical science.

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

Harvard Medical Science Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Medical Science

Harvard Medical Science Rankings

Medical Science Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Medical Science Master’s Program

Of the 35 medical science students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 51% were men and 49% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 41% men graduate in medical science 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 medical science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dentistry
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences

Careers That Medical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in medical 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
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Epidemiologists	240	$107,670

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.