Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences at Harvard University

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every cell biology & anatomical sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the cell biology 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.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Cell Biology
Master’s Degree in Cell Biology

Harvard Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Rankings

The cell biology major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in cell biology, making the school the #11 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Cell Biology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of cell biology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical cell biology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities in its cell biology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	21
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Harvard Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences Master’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of cell biology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

In the cell biology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 17% 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 cell biology.

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

Concentrations Within Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences

Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 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
Cell/Cellular & Molecular Biology	59
Developmental Biology & Embryology	35
Cell Biology & Anatomy	1

Careers That Cell Biology Grads May Go Into

A degree in cell biology 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
Medical Scientists	13,430	$92,980
Biochemists and Biophysicists	4,650	$104,650
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390

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
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