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.

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

Harvard Statistics 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.

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.

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

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

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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	22
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Harvard Statistics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 78% of stats master's degrees went to men and 22% went to women.

In the stats master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Statistics

Statistics majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Statistics	73

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

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