Area Studies at Harvard University

Every area studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area studies program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Harvard.

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

Harvard Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area Studies

Harvard Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Harvard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area Studies. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	104

In 2021, 55 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Harvard. This makes it the #4 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 area studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Harvard. Of these graduates, 58% were men and 42% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies 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 area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harvard Area Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 55 students earned a master's degree in area studies from Harvard. About 53% of these graduates were women and the other 47% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area studies 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
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.