Biology Studies at Harvard University

If you plan to study biology studies, 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 Biology Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Biology Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Biological Sciences

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Harvard does offer online education options in biological sciences for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Harvard Biology Studies Rankings

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in biological sciences, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Biological Sciences Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Biology Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of biological sciences master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 32% men graduate in biological sciences each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% 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 biological sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• General Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Biological Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in biological sciences 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
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Biological Science Professors	2,220	$112,390
Life Scientists	430	$111,340

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.