Physics at Harvard University

Every physics school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the physics 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, 27 students received their master's degree in physics.

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

Harvard Physics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Physics
• Doctorate Degree in Physics

Harvard Physics Rankings

There were 43 students who received their doctoral degrees in physics, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Physics Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Physics Master’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a master’s in physics from Harvard in 2021, 70% were men and 30% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Astronomy & Astrophysics
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Physics Postsecondary Professors	550	$116,470
Physicists	360	$150,170

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.