Applied Mathematics at Harvard University

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying applied mathematics, you may want to check out the program at Harvard University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Applied Mathematics section at the bottom of this page.

Harvard Applied Mathematics Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Math
Master’s Degree in Applied Math

Harvard Applied Mathematics Rankings

The applied math major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Applied Mathematics. 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.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in applied math, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Applied Math Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Applied Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

41% Women

48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of applied math bachelor's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% women. So female students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 4% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities in its applied math 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	38
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Harvard Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

29% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

In the applied math master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 28% 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 applied math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Applied Mathematics

The following applied math 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
General Applied Mathematics	97
Computational Mathematics	2

Careers That Applied Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in applied math 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
Financial Analysts	13,400	$105,540
Biological Scientists	4,470	$84,790
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Financial Specialists	2,890	$88,370

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
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