General Psychology at Harvard University

If you plan to study general psychology, take a look at what Harvard University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received their master's degree in psychology.

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

Harvard General Psychology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Psychology

Harvard General Psychology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in psychology, making the school the #119 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 General Psychology Master’s Program

Of the 62 students who graduated with a master’s in psychology from Harvard in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 24% men graduate in psychology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a psychology master's degree from Harvard, 61% 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	10
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology
• Child Development & Psychology

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

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