Mathematics at Harvard University

If you are interested in studying 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, 66 students received a bachelor's degree in math from Harvard.

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

Harvard Mathematics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Math
• Master’s Degree in Math
• Doctorate Degree in Math

Harvard Mathematics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks 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 math major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for 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
Most Popular Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools	216

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in math from Harvard. This makes it the #216 most popular school for math master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in math, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Math Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Mathematics Bachelor’s Program

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its 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 math.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Harvard Mathematics Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Mathematics from Harvard in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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

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

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in math. In 2021, 12 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Math Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200

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.