Sociology at Harvard University

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received their master's degree in sociology.

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

Harvard Sociology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Sociology
• Doctorate Degree in Sociology

Harvard Sociology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in sociology, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Sociology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Sociology Master’s Program

Of the 13 sociology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 62% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 33% men graduate in sociology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

In the sociology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 19% 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 sociology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	730	$85,270
Sociologists	120	$111,020

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.