Computer Science at Harvard University

If you plan to study computer science, 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 Computer Science section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

Harvard Computer Science Rankings

The compsci major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 14 students who received their doctoral degrees in compsci, making the school the #30 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

CompSci Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of compsci bachelor's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 12% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities in its compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	66
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	44
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	17

Harvard Computer Science Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of compsci master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Computer Science

The following compsci concentations are available at Harvard University. 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
Computer Science	187

Related Majors

• Information Science
• Computer Programming
• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130
Systems Software Developers	25,540	$117,760
Computer and Information Systems Managers	17,820	$156,620
Computer Workers	11,190	$92,110
Computer Programmers	4,420	$95,380

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

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