Business, Management & Marketing at Harvard University

If you plan to study business, management and marketing, 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 has a total student population of 30,391.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business, Management & Marketing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Doctorate Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Harvard does offer online courses in business, management and marketing for the following degree levels:

Harvard Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

In 2021, 1,318 students received their master’s degree in business, management and marketing from Harvard. This makes it the #19 most popular school for business, management and marketing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management and marketing, making the school the #92 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Harvard

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management and marketing majors at Harvard University.

Harvard Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1,318 students graduated with a master's degree in business, management and marketing from Harvard. About 56% were men and 44% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	196
Black or African American	88
Hispanic or Latino	121
White	515
International Students	319
Other Races/Ethnicities	79

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in business, management and marketing. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing 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
Business Administration & Management	1,000
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	348
Finance & Financial Management	330
Human Resource Management	115
Real Estate	112
Marketing	72
Business/Corporate Communications	53
Entrepreneurial Studies	42
Business/Managerial Economics	23
General Business/Commerce	22
Accounting	22

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management and marketing 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
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Customer Service Representatives	65,010	$43,620
Office Clerks	60,130	$40,190
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	45,570	$47,020
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	41,540	$46,940

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.