Human Resource Management at Harvard University

Every human resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR 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.

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

Harvard Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in HR
• Doctorate Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Harvard Human Resource Management Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in HR from Harvard. This makes it the #166 most popular school for HR master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in HR, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

HR Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Human Resource Management Master’s Program

The HR program at Harvard awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

Of the students who received a HR master's degree from Harvard, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in HR. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• General Business/Commerce
• Accounting
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Business/Corporate Communications

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	17,130	$75,700
Training and Development Specialists	7,490	$75,270
Human Resources Managers	6,310	$140,640
Business Professors	4,050	$126,040
Labor Relations Specialists	2,640	$72,500

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.