Economics at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a economics school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's economics program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received their master's degree in economics.

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

Harvard Economics Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Economics
• Doctorate Degree in Economics

Harvard Economics Rankings

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

Economics Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Economics Master’s Program

Of the 70 economics students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 63% were men and 37% were women.

In the economics master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 26% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	5
International Students	45
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security

Careers That Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in economics 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
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists	20,070	$74,510
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Economists	1,150	$117,680
Economics Professors	870	$125,120
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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.