Public Health at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying public health, 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 approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 354 students received their master's degree in public health.

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

Harvard Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Harvard Public Health Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 354 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 37% were men and 63% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in public health each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% 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 public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	49
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	111
International Students	115
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Dentistry
• Medical Science

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health 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 and Health Services Managers	15,380	$133,900
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	1,950	$82,580
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	1,410	$84,480

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.