Epidemiology at Harvard University

If you plan to study epidemiology, 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 approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year.

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

Harvard Epidemiology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Epidemiology

Harvard Epidemiology Rankings

There were 33 students who received their doctoral degrees in epidemiology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Epidemiology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Epidemiology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of epidemiology master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 25% men graduate in epidemiology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	22
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	22
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Biological Systematics
• Biological Systematics
• Evolutionary Biology

Careers That Epidemiology Grads May Go Into

A degree in epidemiology 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
Health Specialties Professors	3,460	$111,230
Epidemiologists	240	$107,670

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.