Ethnic Studies at Harvard University

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from Harvard.

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

Harvard Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Ethnic Studies
• Master’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Harvard Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic 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.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from Harvard. This is the #69 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in ethnic studies from Harvard in 2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Harvard Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

The ethnic studies program at Harvard awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

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

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

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
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.