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Engineering & Applied Physics at Harvard University

Engineering & Applied Physics at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a applied physics school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's applied physics program.

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 Engineering & Applied Physics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Engineering & Applied Physics Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Applied Physics

Harvard Engineering & Applied Physics Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied physics, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Physics Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Engineering & Applied Physics Master’s Program

14% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of applied physics master's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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

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

Careers That Applied Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied physics 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Natural Sciences Managers 4,040 $183,490
Engineers 3,090 $109,220
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Physicists 360 $150,170

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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