History at Harvard University

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history 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, 42 students received their master's degree in history.

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

Harvard History Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in History
• Doctorate Degree in History

Harvard History Rankings

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in history, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

History Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard History Master’s Program

Of the 42 history students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 57% were men and 43% were women.

Of the students who received a history master's degree from Harvard, 64% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	27
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within History

The following history concentations are available at Harvard University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
History	60

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
History Professors	1,030	$97,350
Museum Technicians and Conservators	580	$56,100
Curators	520	$68,240

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.