Statistics at Harvard University

If you plan to study statistics, 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 has a total student population of 30,391. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students received a bachelor's degree in stats from Harvard.

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

Harvard Statistics Degrees Available

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

Harvard Statistics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks stats 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 stats major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Statistics. 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 Statistics Doctor’s Degree Schools	5
	8
Best Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	9
Most Focused Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55

In 2021, 20 students received their master’s degree in stats from Harvard. This makes it the #49 most popular school for stats master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in stats, making the school the #43 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Harvard Stats Graduates

The median salary of stats students who receive their bachelor's degree at Harvard is $78,193. This is 58% higher than $49,491, which is the national average for all stats bachelor's degree recipients.

Stats Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Statistics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 49 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in stats from Harvard. About 67% were men and 33% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its stats 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	13
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Harvard Statistics Master’s Program

The stats program at Harvard awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 6% 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 stats.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in stats. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics

Careers That Stats Grads May Go Into

A degree in stats 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
Natural Sciences Managers	4,040	$183,490
Statisticians	3,090	$108,670
Mathematical Science Professors	1,700	$92,200
Actuaries	1,260	$114,050
Survey Researchers	730	$64,950

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.