Psychology at Harvard University

Every psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology 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, 82 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Harvard Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology
• Doctorate Degree in Psychology

Harvard Psychology Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #121 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Psychology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 82 students graduated with a master's degree in psychology from Harvard. About 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 20% men graduate in psychology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Harvard, 57% were white. This is above 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	47
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Concentrations Within Psychology

Psychology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
General Psychology	62
Child Development & Psychology	28
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	8

Related Majors

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

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Psychology Professors	1,490	$97,690
Psychologists	980	$83,550
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists	100	$75,660

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.