Applied Mathematics at Harvard University

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in applied math from Harvard.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Applied Math

Harvard Applied Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks applied math programs across the country. The following shows how Harvard performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Applied Mathematics Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
	6
Best Applied Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	8

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in applied math from Harvard. This makes it the #104 most popular school for applied math master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of Harvard Applied Math Graduates

The median salary of applied math students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harvard is $102,707. This is 99% higher than $51,707, which is the national average for all applied math bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 84 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Applied Mathematics from Harvard in 2020-2021, 55% were men and 45% were women. The typical applied math bachelor's degree program is made up of only 38% women. So female students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 7% more women than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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	23
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	28
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Harvard Applied Mathematics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of applied math master's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in applied math. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Mathematics

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
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.