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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. In 2021, 138 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from Harvard.

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
  • Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 35 students received their master’s degree in compsci from Harvard. This makes it the #89 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Harvard CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harvard is $140,072. This is 121% higher than $63,247, which is the national average for all compsci bachelor's degree recipients.

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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

40% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 138 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in compsci from Harvard. About 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical compsci bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% women. So female students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 17% more women than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 53
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 33
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 9

Harvard Computer Science Master’s Program

26% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 35 students graduated with a master's degree in compsci from Harvard. About 74% were men and 26% were women.

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In the compsci master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 49% of degree recipients. That is 14% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 16
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in compsci. In 2021, 14 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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