Health Professions at Harvard University

If you plan to study health professions, 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 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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Harvard

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Harvard does offer online education options in health professions for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Harvard Health Professions Rankings

There were 228 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	81
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	175
International Students	245
Other Races/Ethnicities	23

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Harvard University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Public Health	372
Medicine	160
Health/Medical Prep Programs	55
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	40
Medical Science	35
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	34
Dentistry	34
Medical Illustration & Informatics	31
Health & Medical Administrative Services	30

Related Majors

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	80,630	$92,140
Personal Care Aides	76,850	$29,080
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	39,360	$64,560
Nursing Assistants	39,100	$33,630
Software Applications Developers	29,110	$109,130

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.